SSG John Arp

Army | Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Operations Specialist

Dates of Service: no date specified

RETIRED

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I served in the National Guard and on Active Duty, I have worked in Communications, Field Artillery, Aviation, Infantry, and Chemical. My MOS include 31K, 31U, 13P, 74D. I am a retired, combat wounded, disabled veteran. I have received the Purple Heart, and the Combat Action Badge. I am a lifetime Member of the 1st Cav Div Asst, MOPH, and WWP Alumni. I served in Iraq with 2-8 CAV.

Military Experiences

Jul 2000 - Dec 2007

CBRN NCOIC

2-8 CAV, 1st BCT, 1st CAV, III Corps | Fort Cavazos, TX

BN CBRNE NCOIC, I served in the S3 shop and have served as the USR officer, ATO/FPO officer, Plans NCOIC, Mobile Command Center Security NCOIC, Hazerdous Cargo Movement NCOIC, Radiation Protection Officer, Bauer Report Officer, TASC NCOIC, HQ and Staff Vehicles Maintenance NCOIC, Assistant Operations NCOIC, S3 NCOIC, S2 Vapor Tracer Operations in Iraq wich resulted in over two dozen insurgents detained, WARLOCK installer and operator for the BN, and RAVEN Small Unmanned Arial Vehicle Pilot, flew first combat RAVEN mission for the 1st Cavalry Division in Sadre City, Baghdad, Iraq in OIF II, in 2004.

Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)

Mar 2004 - Mar 2005

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

I started the tour as BN CBRNE NCOIC, and worked as Plans NCOIC and as an assistant TOC shift NCOIC. I then went to HQ Platoon and worked as assistant PLT SGT, had over 250 missions down range, trained with the Vapor Tracer, WARLOCK, and RAVEN SUAV, I flew the first RAVEN flight for 1st CAV in combat in Sadre City with SSG Pena and SPC Kirkle.