Maj Mike Sciales

Air Force | Judge Advocate, Staff

Dates of Service: Dec 1971 - Jul 2004

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: Direct Commission, 1988

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Bio

Started in security as a Gate Guard, got into ops. Became a civilian cop. Got my BA, got my JD. Did all manner of law, criminal, environmental, contracts, ops and loved real world ops. Extensive M.E.cultural experience, DoD & Civilian. Consult in region. Travel globally extensively. Looking for work - short term. Flexible, adaptable, good cultural SA

Military Experiences

Oct 1988 - Jul 2004

Training Officer

20 TFW, 24th WG, 366 FW | Various

Prepare training materials (legal and general knowledge) for unit and wing.

Sep 2001 - Dec 2001

Project Officer

OMC-K/US Embassy | Kuwait City, Kuwait

Responsible for the removal of Flash -07, the hulk of a C-130 that crashed twice, once at Ali al-Jaber AB (got airborne) and crashed again at Kuwait City Intn'l Airport.

Jun 1996 - Jul 1997

Targeting Legal Advisor/Chief Mil Justice/Investigating officer

HQ 7th AF, 7th AF (AFKOR), PACAF | Osan AB ROK

Worked on targeting team as legal advisor to review for weapon sufficiency and proportionality. The goal was always to reduce/avoid collateral damage and still take the target -- like not bombing the Orphanage for the Blind. Investigating duties as assigned by the Commander. Handled the liquor exchange with our S. Korean counterparts at the Holiday Season. Read the blotter to review what small crimes and misdemeanors might have occurred when the youth of America went out to party. Wasn't bad really.

Dec 1971 - Dec 1975

Security police

1st SPS, 1605th ABGp' 366 SPS | Lajes Field, Azores

Gate guard, patrolman, desk sergeant, investigator. Participated in Operation Nickel Grass 1973 Yom Kippour War resupply of IDF, Vietnamese relocation project, Hurlbert Field, Fl, 1975

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Deployments

Started in 1996

Canada

Deployed as Advance Team SJA on first-ever USAF "Fly Away ORI" where a composite wing (test) deployed to establish air base operations within a 72 hour time limit.

Started in 1995

Bright Star 95

Deployed as Advance team SJA for establishing base and operations at Cairo West AB. Tasking including development of Air Tasking Orders, Law of War training.

Started in Jan 1992