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MSG Tim Cates

Army | Retention and Transition NCO (USAR)

Dates of Service: no date specified

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Defense contracting Aerospace, Aviation, Communications ,Weapon systems, cruise missiles Command Control Communications Tomahawk, Flight Engineer , Program Manager,

Military Experiences

Sep 2003 - Aug 2011

79 V Transition NCO

G8, USARC HQ, USARC | US Army Reserve

Went to pasture as a 79V Transition NCO and dealt with soldiers coming and going from Iraq and Afgan. ...turned them around...back in boots and on the ground.

Jan 1990 - Jan 1998

1st Sergeant / Detachment Sgt.

1-124 CAV, 56th IBCT, 36th ID, Texas ARNG | Fort Cavazos, TX

1st Sergeant / Det Sgt. for AVUM Platoon 1/124th Cav. Armored, Ft Hood Tx. Managed a aircraft maintenance detachment Company/Platoon of over 120 soldiers, 20 Attack Aircraft, Admin, motor pool, supply and cooks.

Aug 1978 - Aug 1982

Flight Engineer

VP-50 | Moffett Federal Airfield, CA

P-3C Orion Flight Engineer Special Mission Aircraft. Flew over 6000 hrs performing special operations over the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Directly involved with the SAR missions recovering hundreds of Vietnamese from the South China Sea.

Nov 1974 - Nov 1976

Maintenance Check Flight Insp

VF-2 Bounty Hunters | Enterprise

F-14 Back seat maintenance check flight qualified aboard the Enterprise and deployed for 2 years into the Indian Ocean and South China Sea

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Deployments

(11 years, 6 months)

Nov 1990 - May 1991

Operation Desert Shield/Storm

1st Sergeant for AVUM Platoon 1/124th Cav. Ft Hood Tx Got tagged for Desert Storm and that lasted no time at all....we prepared to go then stood down because it was over before it even started.

Nov 1979 - Aug 1982

Cold War

Flew over 6000 hours covering the Pacific and Indian Oceans as a P-3C Orion Special Mission Combat Aircraft, Flight Engineer. Spent 3 years overseas with multiple duty stations from Adak Alaska to Diego Garcia (Dodge)..hit every third world Pot Hole ..if it had a fuel pit then I was there.

Nov 1970 - Nov 1978

Vietnam War

Started out as a Naval Aviator 2nd mech on C-130s and transitioned to F-14's after Vietnam in 1974. Went aboard the Enterprise with VF-2 Bounty Hunters as their maintenance check flight QC and rode back seat during these events.

Military Credentials

Certifications

Army and Navy Air Crewman

Flight Engineer P-3C / Huey Air Crew

Merchant Marine Captain

Security Clearance

Secret

Academic Degrees

Park University

Bachelor's Degree, Information Management

US Coast Guard (USCG), Military

Job/Skill Training, Merchant Marine Captain