1SG James Timney

1SG James Timney

Dates of Service: Jun 1979 - Jul 2006
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • PV2 Nov 80
  • PFC Sep 82
  • SPC Feb 83
  • SGT May 85
  • SSG Feb 87
  • SFC Jul 94
  • MSG Sep 99
  • 1SG Jul 00

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Bio 

After spending 26 years as an active duty US Army Military Policeman I retired. I was hired by MPRI to work in Afghanistan as a Mentor to and trainer to the Afghanistan Army and train these Soldiers how to run a prison to control their Taliban Detainees for 5 1/2 years. In 2011 I became a PADI Divemaster and started climbing the PADI ladder to attain the Senior Certification of Course Director.

Military Experiences

Sep 2003 - Jul 2006
S2/3 Operations NCOIC
Jan 2003 - Sep 2003
Team NCOIC
Active Component Reserve Component (ACRC) Duties
Aug 2000 - Dec 2001
1st Sergeant
Company for a 200 Man Forward Deployed Military Police Company consisting of 50 KATUSAs.
Jan 2000 - Jul 2000
188th MP Co, Operations Sergeant
Strafe Military Police Company Operations Sergeant.

Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)
Aug 1992 - Oct 1992
Homestead, Florida
The 108th MP Co (AASLT) , 503rd MP Bn (ABN), 16th MP BDE (ABN) formed a portion of the Army Forces (ARFOR) of Joint Task Force Andrew (JTF Andrew). Altogether some 22,000 military personnel were involved in the relief efforts, making it the largest operation of its kind in US history.
Nov 1991 - Jan 1992
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Operation Safe Harbor: In November 1991, the XVIII Airborne Corps established a humanitarian support center at GTMO Naval Base, Cuba. The mission was to receive, transport, detain, control and process Haitian migrants. building and supporting a humanitarian center for more than 12,000 Haitian migrants. This operation officially ended in June 1993
Sep 1990 - Mar 1991
Saudi
Saudi Arabia
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition ...

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Certifications

Sep 1991

Rappel Master

Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1988 - 2005

Excelsior College

Bachelor's Degree, Criminal Justice

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