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Repair shop supervisor, we repair gas compressor parts, and manufacture new components.
Military Experiences
Mar 2004 - Mar 2006
Deployments
(3 years, 9 months)Feb 2003 - Jun 2003
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
Apr 1991 - May 1991
Operation Sea Angel
The United States amphibious task-force, consisting of 15 ships and 2,500 men, returning to the US after the Gulf War was diverted to the Bay of Bengal to provide relief to an estimated 1.7 million survivors. This was part of Operation Sea Angel, one of the largest military disaster relief efforts ever carried out, with the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan and Japan also participating.[7]
Operation Sea Angel began on May 10, 1991 when President Bush directed the US military to provide humanitarian assistance. A Contingency Joint Task Force under the command of Lieutenant General Henry C. Stackpole, consisting of over 400 Marines and 3000 sailors, was subsequently sent to Bangladesh to provide food, water, and medical care to nearly two million people. The efforts of U.S. troops, which included 3,300 tons of supplies, are credited with having saved as many as 200,000 lives.[8] The relief was delivered to the hard-hit coastal areas and low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal by helicopter, boat and amphibious craft.
The US military also provided medical and engineering teams to work with their Bangladeshi counterparts and international relief organisation to treat survivors and contain an outbreak of diarrhea, caused by contaminated drinking water. Water purification plants were built and prevalence of diarrhea amongst the population was reduced to lower than pre-cyclone levels.
After the departure of the task force, 500 military personal, two C-130 cargo planes, five Blackhawk helicopters and four small landing craft from the task force remained to help finish off relief operations in outlying districts and rebuild warehouses. The amphibious landing ship USS St. Lous (LKA-116) delivered large quantities of intravenous solution from Japan to aid in the treatment of cyclone survivors.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Dec 1992 - Jan 1995
Military customs officer
Navy leadership Development
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Nov 1992 - Jan 2005
Military customs
Certifications
Mar 2000
Volvo-Penta marine diesel tech.
Jan 2000
outboard mechanic
Foreign Language Skills
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Secret
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
2012 - 2014
Compressor Engineering
2 second lean
1966 - 2014
Hard knocks
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