Uniformcharlie886

why I'm on Wikipedia

I started out by updating and correcting the Awards and Decorations sections for Medal of Honor recipients of Battle of Mogadishu (1993), Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and The Global War On Terrorism, but have since been watching over pages of many other heroes. It has been an honor to serve, in my own little way, those who have served and honored us.

U.S. Navy Service

I was assigned to the World Famous Blue Sharks of Patrol Squadron Six under the command of Patrol Wing Two stationed at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawai'i. I was temporarily assigned to the Blue Geese of Patrol Squadron Twenty Two for 3 months while they were deployed to Naval Air Facility Adak, Alaska. I flew as a Naval Aircrewman, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician, aboard P-3B MOD aircraft and deployed throughout the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, the Middle East and Africa.

where I was stationed

• Naval Training Center Orlando, bootcamp, Oct. 1984 - Dec. 1984
• Naval Air Station Memphis for Aviation Electronics Schools (Basic Electricity and Electronics ("B double E") and Advanced First Term Avionics (AFTA), Jan. 1985 - Dec. 1985
• Naval Air Station Pensacola for Naval Aircrewman Candidate School, Jan. 1986 - Feb. 1986
• Naval Base Coronado and Navy Remote Training Site Warner Springs, for S.E.R.E. School, Level C (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape), Feb. 1986 - Mar. 1986
• Naval Air Station Moffett Field for P-3B Mod In-Flight Aviation Electronics Technician (IFT) training with Patrol Squadron 31, Patrol Wing 10, Mar. 1986 - Sep. 1986
• Naval Air Station Barbers Point assigned to the "World Famous" Blue Sharks of Patrol Squadron 6, Patrol Wing 2, Sep. 1986 - Oct. 1990

Deployment bases

• Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines 1986 and 1989
• Misawa Air Base, Japan 1986
• Naval Air Facility Adak, Alaska summer 1987 with VP-22, winter of 1987/88 with VP-6
• Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, 1988

Awards and Decorations

Petty Officer Second Class	Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist Wings Inflight Electronics Technician (IFT)						Aviation Electronics Technician (AT)
	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with one 5/16" Gold Award Star			Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device
	Navy Good Conduct Medal with one Bronze Service Star		National Defense Service Medal		Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Operation Earnest Will)
	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 2 Bronze Service Stars		Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon		Navy Pistol Marksmanship Medal with Expert device
	Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia
	Lockheed P-3 Orion 1000 Hour Pin (logged over 2000 flight hours)			NATOPS Instructor/Evaluator (Blue Card)

The 1987 Association of Naval Aviation Outstanding Achievement Award for Maritime Patrol Aviation
Letter of Commendation Outstanding Performance of Duty during an inflight emergency Vice Admiral James E. Service			Letter of Commendation Heroic Performance during an inflight emergency Rear Admiral Phillip D. Smith

Affiliations

Association of Naval Aviation Outstanding Achievement Award for Maritime Patrol Aviation 1987 VP-6 Blue Sharks, Crew 8 Lost Propeller flight

Shellback for crossing the Equator

Order of the Blue Nose for flying above the Arctic Circle

National Rifle Association, (the NRA)

American Design Drafting Association

Team Grump Surf Club

Where the Navy took me

• United States of America

• Alaska - deployment to Naval Air Facility Adak and detachments to Elmendorf Air Force Base and Eielson Air Force Base, winter of 1987-1988
• California - Naval Base Coronado for S.E.R.E. School, February - March 1986, Naval Air Station Moffett Field for P-3B Orion training, March - September 1986
• Florida - Naval Training Center Orlando for bootcamp, October 1984 - December 1984, Naval Air Station Pensacola for Naval Aircrewman Candidate School, January - February 1986
• Hawaii - stationed at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, September 1986 - October 1990
• Tennessee - Naval Air Station Memphis for aviation electronics training, January - December 1985
• Washington - transported Navy Admiral to Boeing Field for meetings (beginning of the P-8 Poseidon program?)

• International
• British Indian Ocean Territory - deployment to Diego Garcia, 1988
• Brunei - detachment, 1989
• Canada - detachment Victoria, British Columbia; Vancouver Island, 1988
• Djibouti - detachment, 1988
• Guam - stopover on our way to the Philippines, 1988
• Hong Kong - detachment, 1987
• Japan - deployment to Misawa, 1986; detachment to Atsugi, 1988
• Johnston Atoll - transported and Air Force Captain there for some reason and took a tour which included the underground storage of leftover Agent Orange. We couldn't get out of there fast enough! 1987
• Mauritius - detachment on Search And Rescue mission, 1988
• Midway Islands - several detachments, 1987, 1988 and 1989
• Oman - detachment to Masirah Island for Operation Earnest Will, 1989
• Philippines - 2 deployments to Naval Air Station Cubi Point, 1986 and 1989
• South Korea - detachment to Osan / Osan Air Base, 1987
• Soviet Union ("visited" several times without actually being there; that's all I can say), 1987-1988

U.S. Navy, Petty Officer Third Class, (grandfather)

Petty Officer Third Class			Navy Good Conduct Medal			Torpedoman's Mate			Gunner's Mate
USS Mississippi (BB-41)						USS Hopkins (DD-249)

U.S. Army, Master Sergeant (father)

Master Sergeant

Signal Corps Badge

Presidential Service Badge

White House Communications Agency

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Joint Service Achievement Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Army Meritorious Unit Commendation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster

Army Good Conduct Medal with 2 Silver Knots

National Defense Service Medal

Korea Defense Service Medal

Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon

Army Service Ribbon

Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Expert Carbine

Sharpshooter Rifle

Marksman Pistol

57th Signal Company (Korea)

Eighth Army (Korea)

50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Fort Bragg)

Seventh Army (Germany)

White House Communications Agency (Raven Rock Mountain Complex)

White House Communications Agency (Camp David)

U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)

Corporal	Combat Infantryman Badge						Eighth Army (Korea)
	Presidential Unit Citation
	National Defense Service Medal		Korean Service Medal with 1 campaign star		Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon		United Nations Korea Medal		Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
	Army Rifle Expert

U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)

Corporal	Combat Medical Badge						Corporal
	Army Good Conduct Medal		National Defense Service Medal		Korean Service Medal with 1 campaign star
	Army Service Ribbon		Army Overseas Service Ribbon		United Nations Korea Medal
	Army Rifle Expert

U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant (uncle) *INCOMPLETE*

Air Force Good Conduct Medal with 1 Silver Oak Leaf and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf
National Defense Service Medal		Vietnam Service Medal with 1 campaign star		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Private First Class, U.S. Army (uncle)

Private First Class	Combat Infantryman Badge						Armor Branch
	Army Good Conduct Medal			National Defense Service Medal
	Korean Service Medal with 1 campaign star		Army Service Ribbon		United Nations Korea Medal
	325th Infantry Regiment			82nd Airborne Division

U.S. Army/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer First Class (brother)

Petty Officer First Class	Coast Guard Cutterman Insignia						Boatswain's Mate
	Coast Guard Achievement Medal with 2 Award Stars and Operational Distinguishing Device
	Army Achievement Medal		Commandant's Letter of Commendation with 1 Award Star and Operational Distinguishing Device		Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
	Coast Guard Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device		Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device		Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation		Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with 3 service stars		Army Good Conduct Medal
	National Defense Service Medal with 1 service star		Humanitarian Service Medal		Department of Transportation 9/11 Ribbon
	Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon		Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon		Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon		Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal		Coast Guard Marksman Pistol Ribbon
	Coast Guard Coxswain Insignia
	Army Signal Corps Badge
	Army Rifle Expert			Army Grenade Expert

Air Force JROTC, Cadet Second Lieutenant (brother)

Cadet Second Lieutenant	American Legion General Military Excellence Medal						Cadet Second Lieutenant
	Service Ribbon with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters		Attendance Ribbon		Longevity Ribbon

North Carolina Highway Patrol, Regional Response SWAT Team (cousin)

U.S. Navy, Lieutenant (junior grade), (cousin)

Lieutenant (junior grade)	Naval Aviator Wings						Lieutenant (junior grade)
	National Defense Service Medal

U.S. Air Force, Airman First Class (cousin)

Senior Airman	Air Traffic Control Badge						Senior Airman
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award			Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	National Defense Service Medal		USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon		Air Force Training Ribbon

U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman Third Class, Fleet Marine Force (friend) KIA in Lebanon

Petty Officer Third Class	Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist						Hospital Corpsman
	Purple Heart Medal		Combat Action Ribbon		Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon
	Navy Good Conduct Medal		Fleet Marine Force Ribbon		Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon		Expert Rifle Medal		Expert Pistol Medal

U.S. Navy, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician (friend)

Petty Officer Second Class	Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist Wings						Aviation Electronics Technician (AT)
	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device		Navy Good Conduct Medal with 1 service star		National Defense Service Medal
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Operation Earnest Will)		Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 2 service stars		Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
	Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia
	Lockheed P-3 Orion 1000 Hour Pin (logged over 2000 flight hours)

U.S. Army, Sergeant Major (friend)

Army Superior Unit Award	Combat Infantryman Badge						Sergeant Major
	Legion of Merit		Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" Valor Device		Meritorious Service Medal with four bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
	Army Commendation Medal with one silver Oak Leaf Cluster		Army Achievement Medal with one silver Oak leaf cluster and one bronze Oak Leaf Cluster		Army Good Conduct Medal with four silver knots
	National Defense Service Medal with one service star		Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four campaign stars		Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal		Korea Defense Service Medal		NCO Professional Development Ribbon with award numeral 5
	Army Service Ribbon		Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 5		NATO Medal - ISAF
	Army Rifle Expert Badge		Airborne Badge		Driver and Mechanic Badge