Bradford, Brent, AWR2

Naval Aircrewman Tac-Helicopter

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USN Veteran

Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Current/Last Service Branch
Aviation Electronic Technician

Current/Last Primary NEC
AT-8215-Helicopter Rescue Aircrewman

Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Naval Aircrewman Tac-Helicopter

Primary Unit
1998-2000, AWV-0000, HC-11 Gunbearers

Previously Held NEC
ATR-0000-Aviation Electronics Technician Radar and Radar Navigation Equipment
AWV-0000-Naval Aircrewman Avionics

Service Years
1990 - 2000

Other Languages

French

Spanish

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Cold War

Neptune Subpoena

Order of the Rock

Order of the Spanish Main

Persian Excursion

Realm of the Czars

Safari To Suez

Suez Canal

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)

Navy Helicoper Alumni Association (NHAA)


	1999, National Rifle Association (NRA)
	2000, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 1 (Member) (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Chap. Page
	2000, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) - Assoc. Page
	2000, American Gulf War Veterans Association
	2009, Wounded Warrior Project2 - Assoc. Page
	2011, Fleet AW Association
	2011, Navy Helicoper Alumni Association (NHAA)
	2011, Association of Old Crows - Assoc. Page
	2012, Catholic War Veterans of the USA - Assoc. Page
	2012, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 108, Gen. Edwin F. Glenn Post (Member) (Chillicothe, Ohio) - Chap. Page

Operation Support Democracy
From Month/Year May / 1994	To Month/Year September / 1994
Description The U.S. and allied warships in CJTF 120 boarded over 600 ships during the operations’ first five months, and the big ships’ effectiveness soon drove embargo-busting smugglers to use vessels to carry contraband along shallow coastal routes beyond the larger ships’ reach. CJTF 120 selected the US Special Operations Command Cyclone-class patrol craft (PC) as the best response to the smugglers’ new tactic. The PCs were new to USSOCOM’s inventory, and needed sea duty certification before assignment to Haiti. After being certified for participating in exercise Agile Provider, the USS Cyclone and the USS Tempest departed for Guantanano, Cuba, on 24 May to participate in Support Democracy. On 30 May, CJTF 120 directed the PCs to begin operations with the warships off the north Haitian coast. The plan to integrate the PCs gradually into the interdiction operation ended when the ships, on their very first voyage, encountered a Bahamian sailing vessel trying to skirt the embargo. As the smugglers’ vessel headed for Port-au-Prince, the Cyclone ordered it to stand clear of the Haitian coast, but the vessels did not heave to until Cyclone fired warning flares and launched a rigid hull inflated boat (RIB) with SEALs aboard. The vessel attempted to play a waiting game that night, but at first light a combined party from the Cyclone and the HMCS Terra Nova – six Canadians and three SEALs – conducted a boarding and search operation. They found embargoed goods, and the Cyclone towed this vessel to Guatanamo. By 23 June 1994, the CTJF 120 fleet had boarded over 1,100 ships, but embargoed goods flowed steadily into Haiti from neighboring Dominican Republic. General John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave approval for the PCs to conduct patrols with Dominican Republic ships. On 11 July 1994, SEALs from the Cyclone boarded and cleared the Vinland Saga, a Danish vessel carrying a cargo of wheal flour. CJTF 120 directed Cyclone and Tempest to patrol the inner areas of the coast. These operations provided an opportunity to check sea traffic and collect information. The USS Hurricane and USS Monsoon patrol craft replaced the Cyclone and Tempest in September. Because of the continuing political repression in Haiti, the Clinton Administration sought UN Security Council approval for an invasion and occupation of Haiti if the sanctions failed to restore Aristide to the presidency. The Council granted its approval on 31 July 1994. The invasion plan had two phases: first, a 15,000 multinational force would invade, restore public order, and reinstate Aristide; subsequently 6,000 UN forces would train a new Haitian police force to maintain order. Accordingly, US Army, Air Force, and Navy SOF supported the XVII Airborne Corps in planning for a full scale invasion of Haiti. The special operations portion of the plan envisioned the takedown of key governmental sites followed by a link-up with conventional forces, similar to what SOF had done for the invasion of Panama in 1989. After the main takedown, Special Forces teams were to secure the countryside. To serve as the SOF mobility and launching platform, an aircraft carrier, USS America, was added to the force package in spring 1994.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year May / 1994	To Month/Year September / 1994

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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