CPO Avery Winns

CPO Avery Winns

Dates of Service: Dec 1983 - Jan 2004
RETIRED
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Deployments

(1 year, 2 months)
Dec 1987 - Jun 1988
Persian/Arabian Gulf/ Western Pacific
2nd deployment, USS Fanning FF 1076. We set sail 7 months after the attack on the USS Stark by Iraqi jets during the Iran-Iraq war. The mood on board was tense, and exasperated during our transit through the Straits of Hormuz. I became CIC watch Sup during this deployment. As a newly appointed 2nd class, I was extremely proud of my accomplishments.
Mar 1986 - Sep 1986
Western Pacific
MY first deployment, USS-Tuscaloosa LST. First time away from home. First time being at sea. First real job. First one in my family to join the military. First experience of port and starboard watches (Nightmare). First time leaving the United States. First time to Hawaii, Singapore, Phillipines, Thailand, and Fremantle, Australia. First ..... well
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