SGT Aaron Burks

SGT Aaron Burks

Dates of Service: no date specified
RETIRED
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  • SN Sep 96
  • PO3 Jun 98
  • PO2 Jun 02
  • SGT Aug 04

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Bio 

Fifteen year Veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army National Guard. Now a Fine Artist specializing in military and Naval artwork. Recent graduate with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee. My goal is to bring affordable military artwork to the Veteran Community. Published Artist with a concentration in military (particularly naval history) subjects. Shown in galleries in CA, TN, and KY. Awarded 2nd Place in painting at Visual and Theatre Arts juried art show at University of Tennessee at Martin, 2015. Grumbacher Certified Art instructor at Michael's in Yuba City, CA. Member of The Yuba-Sutter Arts Council.

Military Experiences

Jan 2010 - May 2011
278th RTS
Truck Commander
Responsible for a gun truck (MRAP) and its 3 crew members, escorting convoys from Tikrit to the border of Turkey.
Jun 2007 - Oct 2009
USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
Leading Petty Officer (LPO)
Responsible for a crew of 15 deck seamen and petty officers and the maintenance and upkeep of the ship. In charge of various deck evolutions such as mooring, anchoring, small boat operations, man overboard etc. Flight Deck Landing Signalman, Flying Squad Team Leader, Repair Locker Leader, Flight Deck Fire Party Leader.
Oct 2006 - Jun 2007
USS Gary (FFG-51)
Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2)
Responsible for maintenance and preservation throughout the ship. Helmsman, Boatswain's Mate of the Watch, Fire Party member.
Aug 2004 - Feb 2006
B Co
Sergeant
Machine Gunner, peace keeping operations, squad cook, Multi-National Force and Observers, South Sinai, Egypt

Deployments

(5 years, 8 months)
Jan 2010 - Jul 2010
Iraq ribbon
Nov 2006 - Aug 2009
Japan
Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
Egypt
Jun 1999 - Dec 1999

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Aug 2008

Workcenter Supervisor Leadership Course, U.S. Navy, Yokosuka, Japan

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Sep 2008

Occupational Safety Respiratory Protection Program Course

Jul 2008

Damage Control Locker Leader NBC Course

Sep 2004

Infantry Training Course, Camp San Louis Obispo

Aug 1998

Celestial Navigation Refresher Course, San Diego, CA

Security Clearance
Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

2012 - 2015

Fine Arts Major, UTM

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