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Born in Worcester, MA, in March of 1966, where I lived through 3rd grade then moved to Phillipston, MA moving 1/2 way through 8th grade to Orange, MA, where I graduated from high school in 1984 after which I moved to Hollywood, CA, going to USC then LACC then UOP. Joined both the LAPD and USAF, as a reserve, in 1986. I worked in locksmithing, Real Estate, collections and IT (I bore easily).
Military Experiences
Jun 1994 - Mar 2003
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Sortie Support Section and Flightline, inspected aircraft, maintained aircraft and their forms, fueled aircraft, launched and recovered C141 aircraft.
Annual Tour ("summer camps") to:
Elmendorf AFB, AK, Hickam AFB, HI, Kwajalein Atoll, Diego Garcia, American Samoa (Pago Pago), Manilla IAP, PI, Christ Church IAP, NZ, Sydney IAP, AU, Yokota AB, JP, Kadena AB, Okinawa, JP,
Short stays or Quick Turns:
Travis AFB, CA, McChord AFB, WA, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Royal Thai AFB
Deployments
(1 year, 4 months)Mar 2004 - May 2004
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Bagram AB, Kabul, Afghanistan Troop redeployment and medi-vac to Landstuhl
Dec 2003 - Mar 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Kuwait IAP, Baghdad IAP (fna Sadaam Hussein International Airport),
Balad AB, Iraq (Medi-vacs)
Baghdad AB, Iraq (Medi-vacs)
Ramstein AB, Germany (Medi-vacs to Landstuhl via ambulance)
Rein Mein AB, Germany
Feb 2003 - Mar 2003
Operation Deep Freeze
Deployed to Christ Church New Zealand to rest on alert with the USAF 141 unit 452AMXS/729th for the National Science Foundation. When alerted, we flew to the Ross Ice Shelf outside of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Very "cool."
Mar 2003 - May 2003
England
Presidential Activation - 18 months in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). March-May 2003 at Mildenhall RAFB, UK in support of the war operations.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Jun 1987 - Jul 1987
Sheppard AFB, TX Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Sep 1995 - May 1997
Glendale Career College
Foreign Language Skills
Security Clearance
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Academic Degrees
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