SGT Michael Fry

Army | Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator

Dates of Service: Jan 2004 - Apr 2014

RETIRED

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Bio

10 years of diverse military experience with three tours in Iraq as well as hurricane Katrina, with progressively challenging experience managing and supervising troops, complex functions, equipment, maintenance and administration operations. Working on my Degree is History to teach History in a High school Level.

Military Experiences

Sep 2012 - Apr 2014

Radar Section Chief

C/26 TAB, HHB, 1st ID DIVARTY, 1st ID | Fort Sill, OK

Supervised five soldier and two NCO's, conducts and supervises maintenance on AN/TPQ-37(v)8 radar set to include prime movers and auxiliary equipment, conducts and supervises maintenance on two 60KW Generators, assists in the planning and supervision of site selection, trains personnel on aspects of target acquisition, Assumes command in absence of PSG

Aug 2008 - Sep 2012

Radar Operator, SRO,

HHB, 3-82 FA, 2nd BCT, 1st CAV | Fort Cavazos, TX

Senior Radar operator for a AN/TPQ-37 RMI radar, AN/TPQ-36, AN/TPQ-48 (LCMR), Responsible for safety, welfare, and training of seven personal, Supervised maintenance and ensured accountability of equipment.

Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

Mortar Gunner

1-8 CAV, 2nd BCT, 1st CAV, III Corps | Fort Cavazos, TX

Trained as Gunner on 120mm mortar systems

Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

Gunner, Assitant Gunner

HHC, 1-8 CAV, 2nd BCT, 1st CAV | Fort Cavazos, TX

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Deployments

(2 years, 7 months)

May 2011 - Nov 2011

Operation New Dawn (OND)

Senior Radar operator for a AN/TPQ-37 RMI radar, Responsible for safety, welfare, and training of seven personal, Supervised maintenance and ensured accountability of equipment, CoIST Cell operations.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Senior Radar operator for a AN/TPQ-37 RMI radar, Responsible for safety, welfare, and training of seven personal, Supervised maintenance and ensured accountability of equipment.

Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Gunner on a 120MM mortar system, PSO for Battalion Commander and CSM, Flir operator for Jlins and Aerostat cameras, RTO and CPOF operator.

Oct 2004

Hurricane Katrina

Civil Defense of infrastructure, Search and Rescue operations, Secuity