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OCS, Apr 1967
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Bio
Twenty nine years active duty, twenty years as an Infantry Officer, and the last nine years as a Special Forces Officer. Extensive experience in organizing and executing both security and training programs with senior military and civilian authorities. Started as a Infantry Platoon Leader with 2nd Bn 506th Inf, 101 Abn Div in Viet Nam. Ended as a Special Forces officer working in Latin America.
Military Experiences
Jun 1993 - Jul 1995
Group Commander
The primary mission focus was the Andean Ridge, and the War on Drugs. We had a regular rotation into those Andean Countries including: Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and some activity in Ecuador.
May 1992 - Jun 1993
Director, Directorate of Doctrine & Training
Supervised the development of Doctrine and Training Materials for Army Special Operations Forces. Helped establish the first ARSOC Simulation Center.
Aug 1990 - Mar 1992
Attaché
The Defense Attache Office is the OVERT Intelligence Collector for DOD. Worked with the Colombian Military Headquarters, and traveled to all corners of Colombia. We in the USA had the "Wild Wild West" but Colombia had the "Wild Wild East". The eastern part of the Country was much less populated than the Andes Mountain Range and the Coasts. All of the major cities were in the Andes Mountains or located on the Coasts. (Caribbean and Pacific Coasts)
Deployments
(10 years, 6 months)Aug 1991 - Mar 1992
Colombia
Defense Attaché, US Embassy, Bogota Colombia. Was selected for the job by General 'Mad Max' Thurman (CinC US SOUTHERN Command) because I spoke Spanish, but wasn't a FAO (Foreign Area Officer). Mad Max was convinced that FAOs had lost their connection, and loyality to the Army with all the academic training, and Embassy Duty. But I was still pure
Jun 1986 - Mar 1987
South Korea
Serving as the Commander of 2nd Bn, 1st SF Group - we were the Battalion assigned to the Korean Defense Mission. That involved at least two large exercises a year (Ochi Focus Lens, and Foal Eagle) and each exercise had at least three planning conferences. I was always in transist between Ft Lewis and Korea, and always jet lagged.
Mar 1984 - May 1986
El Salvador
One of the 55 Military Trainers for the Salvador Army. Worked as the Advisor to the 1st Salvadoran Brigade, then on a project to improve the security at the three major hydro electric plants in the country, and finally as the Chief of Operational Planning and Training Teams (OPATTs).
Mar 1983 - Mar 1984
Panama
Operations Officer, J-3 Directorate, US SOUTHERN Command, Quarry Hieghts
Served as one of the Operations Officers in the J-3 Directorate. Big project that year was Exercise AHUAS TARA, and exercise in Honduras, that morphed into an operation, that continues to this day.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Sep 1981 - Jun 1982
Marine Corps Staff College
Oct 1966 - Apr 1967
Infantry Officer Candidate School (DMG)
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Aug 1976 - Nov 1976
Special Forces Qualification Course (Honor Graduate)
Aug 1971 - Oct 1971
Ranger School (Honor Graduate)
Certifications
Apr 2013
Distinguished Member 506th Infantry Regiment
Apr 1992
Hall of Fame, Infantry Officer Candidate School
Foreign Language Skills
2011
Spanish (3+/3+)
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
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