Retired in August 2008. Conduct genealogical research for self and others on a fee and non-fee basis. Maintain a primary family tree of 38,000+ individuals and eight family research trees on www.Ancestry.com, 'The Barber Family Tree"..
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Started own office computer and data capture equipment and office practices company, with 7 fulltime employees, in 1979 and sold/merged and transferred on going contracts into similar company in 1981. Worked for a number of technology companies as Federal Contract Administrator, VP of Business Development, Federal Program Manager, and Technoloigy Consultant. Public speaker at numerous office technology conference in U.S., Canada, and Brazil. Wrote over 20 technical articles for office technology publications. Acknowleged by "Whos Who in America" for efforts in optical character recognition and office systems technology.
Description Operations Nimbus Star and Nimbus Moon involved the clearance of mines and other unexploded ordnance from the Suez Canal and its approaches by US and allied forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict. In reaction to the Middle East crisis between Israel and Egypt in October 1973, USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) deployed fully loaded, more than a month early, and with only five days notice. While deployed, she participated in Task Force 65 NIMBUS STAR / NIMBUS MOON, an operation to clear mines from the Suez Canal. In May 1974 a twelve-plane detachment of RH-53D Sea Stallions from NAS Norfolk's Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron TWELVE [HM-12] began minesweeping the Suez Canal as part of Project NIMBUS STAR. Clearance of Suez Canal for mines and unexploded ordnance completed by Joint Task Force on 20 December 1974. When mine clearing operations were completed, the Suez Canal and associated lakes were considered 99% clear of active mines.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1974
To Month/Year
July / 1974
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember RADM Brian McCauley, CTF65
Memories Deployed from COMINEWARCOM Headquarters at NAVBASE Charleston, SC via C5A from Dover AFB to Cyprus and then to Cairo. Serving as a CWO3 on the Staff of CTF65 involved in the sweeping of mines and unexploded ordnance from the Suez Canal and adjacent land and waters. Assisted in establishing of the Task Force office at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. under RADM Brian McCauley. Embarked with CTF65 Staff on the USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Said.
