Previously Held NEC GSE-4129-FFG-7 Class Gas Turbine Electrical Maintenance Technician
GSE-4129-FFG-7 Class Gas Turbine Electrical Maintenance Technician
PN-2612-Classification Interviewer
On Aug. 26th 07, I rode 110 miles in the Purple Hearts Poker run which benifited and honored the wounded vets. Did not win anything in the poker hand but had a blast riding with over 750 over bikes.
On Nov. 4th 07, I rode in the 3rd annual "Heroes Ride", which honored the wounded Vets and also celebrated the Marines 232nd birthday, we also escorted Gold Star Family Members. All of the proceeds went to The Heart of a Marine Foundation to help wounded vets. It was a great time riding with almost 750 bikes for a great cause.
Remembrance Profiles -
4 Sailors Remembered
Conklin, Roger, PO2
Lueck Sr., Robert
OConnor, Tim, PO1
Rainwater, Buzz, PO1
Operation Earnest Will (Iran)
From Month/Year
July / 1987
To Month/Year
August / 1990
Description Operation Earnest Will (24 July 1987 – 1 August 1990) was the American military protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks in 1987 and 1988, three years into the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War. It was the largest naval convoy operation since World War II.
The U.S. Navy warships that escorted the tankers, part of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, were the operations' most visible part, but U.S. Air Force AWACS radar planes provided surveillance and U.S. Army special-operations helicopters hunted for possible attackers.
Other U.S. Navy vessels participated in Operation Earnest Will. They were then under the command of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet which had primary responsibility for combat operations in the Persian Gulf region. The numerous ships used in Operation Earnest Will mostly consisted of Battleship Battle Groups, Carrier Battle Groups, Surface Action Groups and ships from the Pacific's Third and Seventh Fleets and the Mediterranean-based Sixth Fleet. They generally operated in and near the Gulf for parts of their normal six-month deployments.
This was the first tactical operation of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) that involved Navy SEALs, Special Boat Units, and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) ("Nightstalkers") aviators all working together.
