SFC Richard Ahlers

SFC Richard Ahlers

Dates of Service: Aug 1989 - Aug 2015
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • PVT
  • PV2 Jan 90
  • PFC Jul 90
  • SPC Aug 91
  • SGT Jun 98
  • SSG Oct 05
  • SFC Aug 09

Recent Activity  -

Bio 

26 years of experience in heavy vehicle, power generation, construction equipment and material handling equipment maintenance. More than 22 years of Logistics and Maintenance automation systems experience to include database management.

Military Experiences

Jun 2009 - Aug 2015
4th STB
Senior Maintenance Supervisor
Senior Maintenance Analyst, Support Operations Platoon Sgt, Senior Maintenance Supervisor, MRB Operations NCO, SAMS-2E Administrator, SAMS trainer, ATV Instructor, BDE Motorcycle Mentor, Logistics Management Exchange Database Administrator, Sustainment Operations Center NCO and Maintenance Briefer to III Corps and Fort Hood.
Jun 2007 - Jun 2009
108th ADA HHBN
Maintenance Supervisor
Manage SAMS-2E system and train SAMS-E operators for ADA BDE
Feb 2007 - Jun 2007
108th ADA HHBN
Technical Maintenance NCO
Worked in the SPO moving unit to Fort Bragg.
Oct 2006 - Jan 2007
601st ASB
Platoon Sergeant
Platoon SGT and Technical Inspector during unit standup and integration at Ft Riley.

Deployments

(3 years, 4 months)
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Support Operations PLT SGT, Materiel Readiness Branch Internal Maint NCO, Senior Maint SGT for a Sustainment BDE, Translator Manager. Last Sustainment unit in Iraq, handled the pull out of supplies, personnel and equipment. Worked last 90 days of deployment in RSOI cell sending everyone home.
Jan 2005 - Feb 2006
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Motor SGT, PSD recovery operator, Humanitarian Aid PLS Driver Not a good rotation, we didn't all come home.
Aug 2003 - Apr 2004
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Motor SGT for new Motor Pool, first Motor Sergeant job and it was a brand new motor pool. Had to create everything from scratch. Started with 3 tool boxes a floor jack / stands and a 20ft Connex for an office in a combat zone. More mortars than I could count in a million years it seams.
Jan 1991 - May 1991
Southwest asia ribbon
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Desert Storm (73rd Eng Co, 15th ENG BN, 9th ID) Ran ammo to the forward bases in Czech Tatra trucks.

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools

SAMS-E and SASMO Instructor

SAMS-2E

Certifications

Auto Mechanic

SAMS-2E Supervisor

Security Clearance
Secret
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