Thursday, November 1, 2012

28 YEARS

28 years and a bit ago I was commissioned in the USNR. Today I received my US Flag in the mail and the anticipated letter with retirement orders dated 1 September 2012. All in all it was a great ride. I enjoyed it a lot.

 Just for the heck of it and as a test of ancient memory:

Commissioned Penn State 1983

USS LaSalle (AGF-3) Middle East Force Flagship - 1984
 OPERATION INTENSE LOOK in the Red Sea looking for mines with HM-14 - 1984

USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986) - 1985
  ASW OPS 85-6 - 1985

SWOS Department Head School Diesel Engineer - 1986

USS Pluck (MSO-464) - 1987

USS Esteem (MSO-438) - 1988
  OPERATION EARNEST WILL - 1988
  OPERATION PRAYING MANTIS - 1988

USS Pluck (MSO-464) - 1988

USS Esteem (MSO-438) - 1989
  OPERATION EARNEST WILL

Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 107 - 1989
  OPERATION  WALLEYE

USS Fresno (LST-1182) - 1991

 Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE - 1992
  OPERATION DESERT STORM
  JOINT TASK FORCE A
  KOREA
  THAILAND
  BAHRAIN
  KUWAIT
  PORTUGAL
  EGYPT

US Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain - 1996
  OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH
  OPERATION DESERT STRIKE

Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 104 - 1997

Surface Force Pacific Fleet 1998

Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 103 - 1998
  OPERATION SILENT ASSURANCE

Special Boat Squadron ONE - 1999

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command - 1999-2002

Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 104 - 2000

Harbor Defense Force Western Pacific - 2003

Navy Coastal Warfare Group ONE 2005
  OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
  OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

Maritime Expeditionary Security Group ONE - 2006

Harbor Defense Force Western Pacific - 2009

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