SSG Gerhard S.

Army | Infantryman (Airborne)

Dates of Service: May 1983 - May 2005

RETIRED

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30 Endorsements

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22 Years of Active and National Guard Experience, all of it as a Paratrooper: 3 Years assigned to Signal Co., 10th SFG(A) as TeleCom Ctr. Operator. The balance as an 11B as a LRS Team Leader with F Co. 425th IN (LRSC), including an OIF Tour 2004-2005. Retired from Military Duty into the Retired Reserve in May of 2005. Presently a retired Firefighter/Paramedic Lieutenant with 20+ years of Exp.

Military Experiences

May 2005 - Oct 2016

Retired SSG

Reserve, USACE HQ, USACE | Southfield, MI

Retired

Jan 1987 - May 2005

LRS Team Leader

F/425 IN, Michigan ARNG, MILPAC Region IV, USARNG | Selfridge ANGB, MI

Led, Developed, and Trained Long Range Surveillance Team for training, tactical and combat operations in Iraq.

Oct 1983 - Oct 1986

Base Operations Com Center Supervisor

GSB, 10th SFG(A), USASFC, USASOC | DRFTA/Fort Devens, MA

Supervised Special Forces Base Operations Plt Teletype Section. Preparing, encrypting, receiving, decrypting tactical communications.

Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)

Feb 2004 - Feb 2005

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

2 Endorsements

Led a Long Range Surveillance team on dozens of Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Sniper, Counter-Sniper, Counter-Rocket/IED Missions. Led Convoy Missions between BIAP and Abu Ghraib.