Military Veterans in CAP

[DennisH]

78-88 A 2/504th PIR. 82d Airplane Gang Ft Bragg
92-94 5th LANES BDE Provisional Ft Dix
94-01 404th CA BN FID/UW Ft Dix
01-03 1079th GSU Ft Dix
03-05 1st BDE 78th Div (EX) Ft Dix
05-Present 404th CA BN (A) Ft Dix
12-Present CAP SM 20th SQDN, Tobyhanna Depot PA
Retiring 1SG SOON

[Rick-DEL]

USAF Veteran

85 - BMTS (Lackland AFB, TX - 3711th BMTS)
85 - Tech School (Sheppard, AFB, TX - Acft Maintenance)
86 - Advanced Tech School (George AFB, CA  OV-10A Bronco)
86-88 - Wheeler AFB, HI (22nd TASS)
87 - Acft Battle Damage Training (Clark AB, Philippines)
88-89 - Shaw AFB, SC (4507th CAMS)

ANG
92 - 95 - RIANG/TXANG
95 - Law Enforcement Academy (Lackland AFB, TX)
94 & 96 - Counterdrug Operations (Colombia, South America and Howard AFB, Panama)
95 - Air Base Ground Defense (Ft. Dix, NJ)

Tons of TDY's all throughout Europe and the Pacific. BTZ winner in 87.

CAP
8/2011 - Present

[Paul_AK]

USAF

341 MSFS, Malmstrom AFB, '06-'11
887 ESFS, Camp Bucca, '08
9th Operations Group, NAS Sigonella, '11-current

[Simplex]

Army guy: Germany, US, Vietnam

[UH60guy]

Army Aviation officer, commissioned in 03
03-04: Fort Rucker, AL for Officer Basic Course, flight school, UH-60 qualification
04-08: Fort Bragg, NC- 82nd Airborne Division and a year-long tour to Afghanistan
08-09: Fort Rucker, AL- Aviation Captains Career Course, Aviation Maintenance Manager Course
09-10: Fort Bragg, NC- 82nd Airborne again, and another year in Afghanistan
10-11: Fort Monroe, VA- staff officer in Training and Doctrine Command 4-star headquarters
11-present: Fort Eustis, VA- still a TRADOC staff officer, but moved due to BRAC

[RogueLeader]

09-10: Fort Bragg, NC- 82nd Airborne again, and another year in Afghanistan

I was over in the 20th during the same time frame.

[CAPMajOhio]

1971 - 1975 USAF - Security Police K9
         Lackland AFB, TX - Basic, 81130 - 81130A
         Whiteman AFB, MO - Security Police K9
         Anderson AFB, Guam - Security Police k9

1982 - 1984  Ohio Army National Guard - 26th Engineer Company - 12F
1984             OHARNG - Active Guard Reserve (AGR)
                    Company D, 112th Engineer Battalion - 76Y - (Unit Armorer - Small Arms Repairman)
                    Troop K, 107th Armored Cavalry - 76Y
                    HQ State Area Command (STARC) - 76Y - State Property Book NCO
                    HQ STARC - 71L - Training NCO
                    HQ STARC - 00E - Guard Recruiter
                     HHC (Headquarters - Headquarters Company) 1/148th Mechanized Infantry - 11C - Fire Direction Chief - 120MM mortar section
                                    (AGR duty = Unit Admin NCO)
2000 retired 21yrs

1989 - joined Columbus NW Squadron 806 as Plans and Programs Officer
                      Deputy Commander for Cadets
                       Squadron Commander
                       Group VIII Cadet Programs Officer
                       Ohio Wing - Cadet Programs - Special Projects Officer
                       Ohio Wing - Director of Cadet Programs
2001       Break for 4 years - military retirement adjustment
2006 -  rejoined to establish a cadet program in a new unit - Marysville, OH
               Deputy Commander for Cadets

I have attended 5 encampments serving in various senior positions
Assisted or directed 4 Wing Conferences - mostly Cadet conferences
In the past 6 years I have requalified in GT (ES) getting ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
as well as UCC, TLC, Radiological detection and more.

[J2H]

2004-2012 US Air Force Security Forces

Mar-Apr 2004- BMT 326th TRS Bulldogs
Apr-Jul 2004- Tech School 341 TRS The Jailhouse
Aug 2004- Feb 2005 Entry Controller 52nd SFS Spangdahlem ABS, Germany
Feb-Aug 2005- QRF 386th ESFS Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan
2006-2007- Armorer 52nd SFS Spangdahlem ABS Germany
2007-2012- Patrolman 437th (and later 628th) SFS, Joint Base Charleston
Feb-Oct 2008- Shift Supervisor 58th ESFS Camp Bucca Iraq

Ran afoul of the PT program and lost my clearance (finances), so I got a DOS Rollback, got an honorable discharge and 12k dollars in sep pay.

[SAR Geek]

U.S. Navy

F/A-18 Hornet AME (ejection seat and environmental controls technician)

1989-1993 Strike Fighter Squadron 25
1993-1996 Strike Fighter Squadron 125

First deployment turned into the first gulf war.

Honorable discharge in 1996 as a PO2/E-5

[AlphaSigOU]

USAF Veteran

85 - BMTS (Lackland AFB, TX - 3711th BMTS)

Blue Marines!  (It's an AF BMT thing... so don't get yer panties in a bunch, Marines! ) I was in Flight 336.

[J2H]

DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
Mar 2004-Apr 2004 BMT Lackland AFB, TX (326th TRS)
Apr 2004-July 2004 SF Tech School Lackland AFB, TX (341st TRS)
Aug 2004-Jan 2006 Entry Controller Spangdahlem ABS Germany (52nd SFS)
Jan 2006-Aug 2007 Armorer Spangdahlem ABS Germany (52nd SFS)
Aug 2007-Sep 2012 Patrolman/Image Analyst Joint Base Charleston, SC (437th/628th SFS)

DEPLOYMENTS
Feb 2005-Aug 2005 Manas Air Base Kyrgyzstan, QRF Grenadier (386th ESFS)
Mar 2008-Oct 2008 Camp Bucca Iraq, Burma Gate Supervisor (586th ESFS)

PROMOTIONS
Mar 2004-Jun 2004 Airman (E-2)
Jul 2004- Sep 2006 Airman 1st Class (E-3)
Oct 2006-Jun 2008 Senior Airman (E-4)
Jul 2008- Sep 2012 Staff Sergeant (E-5)

PME
2008- Combat Lifesaver
2008- Airman Leadership School
2009- Security Forces Craftsman
2011- NCO Professional Enhancement

[Flying Pig]

USAF Veteran

85 - BMTS (Lackland AFB, TX - 3711th BMTS)

Blue Marines!  (It's an AF BMT thing... so don't get yer panties in a bunch, Marines! ) I was in Flight 336.

BLASPHEMER!!!!

[West MI-CAP-Ret]

USN - 2 Feb 79 - 28 Jan 83
• Co 030, Great Lakes, RTC, E-1
• 1979-1980:  Beachmaster Unit Two, Bravo Co,
- made one Med Cruise, visiting ports in Spain, Italy and Greece, made several beach landings in Turkey, Sicily, Anzio and Corsica
• 1981:  Yeoman "A" School, Meridian, MS
•.1981-83: USS MIDWAY (CV-41), him ported in Yokosuka, Japan.
- made several Western Pacific cruises, visiting Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Western Australia.
• 1983-1984: VP-93, NAF Detroit (Selfridge ANGB)
• 1984:  RTC Navet Battalion - went back to active duty
•1984-85 Bahrain,  staff yeoman (E-5) for Commander Middle East Force, Persian Gulf (Iran-Iraq war)
•1985-87:  USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), him ported in Long Beach, CA.  Made one Westpac cruise, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines and Thailand
•1987-1991:  NavRes, Selfridge 
• 1991-2004:  127th Wing
- 1991-1994, 127th RMS
- 1994-1999, 127th CAMSq
-1999-2005, Full-time active, 107th Fighter Sqdrn (made 2 deployments to the Middle East and Alberta, Canada

David J. D'Arcy,
West Olive, Michigan


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[West MI-CAP-Ret]

Funny, I used to wear AF Blues, when I was obviously over weight.  Now, I wear the gray slacks. White shirt and blue tie and blue sweater, and blue BDUs.  Now I'm comfortable and now prefer wearing the blue BDUs (so folks don't think I'm part of the Michigan Militia).

Those of us with active military service do get a bit persnickety about haircuts, military bearing, etc.  if you don't want to do the Kabuki dance, than stick with golf shirts...

(Hugo Chaves just expired... Moments of silence?😜)

Dave D'Arcy

[LegacyAirman]

air reservist maintenance technician & flyboy-
1975-1985 ANG 304X1 (Nav-Aids in Engineering Installation Sq.), deployed to England (Flintlock exercise) and Germany, 1982 NCO Academy graduate
1985-1987 AFRes. 431X1C (A-10 Crew Chief) just to get prerequisite aircraft maintenance to apply for Flight Engineer, only "deployed" to Gulfport, Ms training site for ORI
1988-2006 AFRes. A113X0C/1A1X1 (W/C-130E/H/J Flight Engineer), a little Cold War trash hauling (Canada to Central America), then Hurricane Hunting, winter storm missions, and Active Duty Reserve tour (99-02) as a Test Observer for C-130J Phase 1 Initial Operational Test & Evaluation
2006-2008 CAP-USAF Reserve Assistance Program, La Wg
Never went anywhere with sand that didn't have a beach, except maybe all the sand they put on the roads at Elmendorf!

2011 - asked by La SD to help start a new squadron (not as CC; just AEO, PAO, ESO, CommO, etc.) it's been interesting like that old Chinese saying

And Civil Service A(E)TC Master Instructor at Keesler AFB
1989 to Present - 89-99 Avionics (non-integrated, i.e. classic round dial instrument) Maintenance
02-08 Electronics Principles (basic feeder course)
08-10 Training Group Dormitories Facilities Manager
11-12 "Client Systems" (Geek Squad/Help Desk, not my thing)
12-Pres RF Transmission Systems Maintenance (sort of, not much can be "fixed" outside the factory anymore )

Also Det 320 AFROTC GMC (Color Guard / Drill Team / Drum & Bugle) a long time ago

[Private Investigator]

... and now prefer wearing the blue BDUs (so folks don't think I'm part of the Michigan Militia).

ROFLMAO   

[bmlusk1911]

Well, I'm rejoining CAP when I get back from this deployment.  Got my start as a Cadet from 1996 - 1998.

Military Service:

Regular Air Force 2002 - 2006

2002:  Officer Space Prerequisite Training & BMEWS IQT, Vandenberg AFB, CA
2003:  Missile Warning Crew Commander, Thule AB, Greenland
2004 - 2006:  Missileer, Malmstrom AFB, MT

Air Force Reserve 2006 - Present

2006 - 2007:  Intelligence Officer's Course, Goodfellow AFB, TX
2007 - 2009:  US Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL
2009 - Present:  Special Operations Command Central, MacDill AFB, FL

Deployments

Dec 2007 - Mar 2008:  Iraq
Feb 2009 - Aug 2009:  Iraq
Dec 2012 - Present:  Middle East

Been on a half dozen TDYs to United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait