SFC Alfred Cross

SFC Alfred Cross

Dates of Service: Jul 1976 - Oct 1990
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I joined the U.S. Army as a 98J - Non Communication/Cryptologic/Electronic Warfare Interceptor delayed enter in December 1975 while a Senior in High School. Went to Basic Training at Fort Dix, NJ in July 1976(Great summer Vacation). Went to AIT at Fort Devens, MA then on to my first Permanent party assignment at 335th ASA Co. 9th Div Fort Lewis, WA. We trained hard went to the Field a lot and did what the Army told us. I next went to Field Station Berlin where for the first time I could actually do my MI job. Loved that 3 years. Left Berlin in late 1980 and went to be a Technical Writer at the 98J school at Fort Devens MA. for a year. Then back to Europe and 7th Corps (The largest most forward deployed Corps in the Fee World) Go Jayhawks. I worked as NCIOC of the TUT _ Tactical User Terminal and then 7th Corps G2 Collection Management. Went to ANOC while there then Assigned back to Fort LEwis A Co. 201st MI BDE I Corps (Americas Corps) WOrked as Ply Sgt/ Acting 1ST SGT and NCOIC of both the ETUT and EPDS vans. Went to Team Spirit Exercise in Korea 4 times in January. I spent my last year as NCOIC of the I Corps SIGINT Operations Center (SOC).

Military Experiences

Feb 1988 - Oct 1990
NCOIC/PLT SGT EPDS 8
NCOIC of the State of the Art TENCAP System EPDS-8. EPDS- Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
Jan 1988 - Apr 1988
Acting 1st Sgt
I was acting 1st Sgt as an SFC/E-7 and was in charge of deploying our 150-man Tactical Military Intelligence Company to Exercise Team Spirit in South Korea for 4 months and then return to Fort Lewis WA
Dec 1986 - Jan 1988
NCOIC/PLT SGT ETUT-6
NCOIC of the State of the Art ETUT-6. ETUT - Electronic Tactical Users Terminal

Deployments

(1 year, 6 months)
Jan 1986 - Apr 1987
Team Spirit South Korea
I did this deployment every year from 1986-1990. I was a simulation of a North Korea attack across the 38th parallel
Oct 1984 - Nov 1984
Reforger West Germany
Cold War exercise simulating Soviet Union attack. I went on this deployment each yer 1984-1986.

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools

Apr 1983 - Jun 1983

SQI-2 Technical Writer

Certifications

Jan 1988

T4 TENCAP Operations Specialist

Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Prefer not to say

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1986 - 1996

Pierce College

Associate Degree, Technical studies

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