Gibson, Les, CPO

Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
8263-P-3C In-Flight Avionics Maintenance Technician
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician
Primary Unit
1992-1994, AT-8263, VP-26 Hurdy Gurdy/Tridents
Previously Held NEC
AN-0000-Airman
AX-0000-Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician
9502-Instructor
AX-9502-Instructor
9512-3-M System Coordinator
AT-8263-P-3C In-Flight Avionics Maintenance Technician
Service Years
1974 - 1994
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Icelandic Domain
AX-Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Master Training Specialist


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 135
  2018, American Legion, Post 135 (Member) (Sabattus, Maine) - Chap. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Stayed in Maine after retiring in 1994.  Went to work for Bath Iron Works as an electrician building DDG-51 Class Aegis Destroyers.  Current posistion is Supervisor, Electrical Test & Activation for DDG-1000 program.  Also worked aboard NAS Brunswick as an electrician with the Public Works Department. 

   
Other Comments:

To all my old shipmates:  Drop me a line and let me know what you've been up to.  It would be great to hear from you!

   
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Operation Provide Promise (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
From Month/Year
July / 1992
To Month/Year
January / 1996

Description
Operation Provide Promise was a humanitarian relief operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars, from 2 July 1992, to 9 January 1996, which made it the longest running humanitarian airlift in history.

By the end of the operation, aircraft from 21 countries had flown 12,886 sorties into Sarajevo, delivering 159,622 tons of food, medicine, and supplies and evacuating over 1,300 wounded people. The US flew 3,951 C-130, 236 C-141, and 10 C-17 airland sorties (delivering 62,801.5 tons), as well as 2,222 C-130 air-drop sorties.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
July / 1992
To Month/Year
January / 1996
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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