Year Duty Station Patch
1960 Boot Camp, San Diego, Ca
Advance Infantry Training at Camp Pendleton
MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
MCRD San Diego, CA.  Marine Boot Camp
1961 USS Helena (CA-75)
Marine Flag Allowance - Commander First Fleet
Vice Admiral Charles L. Melson (14 July 1960 – 12 April 1962)
Vice Admiral Frank Virden (12 April – 5 May 1962)
Vice Admiral Robert T. Keith (5 May 1962 – 11 December 1963)
USS Helena, CA-75   Website
Sea Duty - Sea Going Marines No Longer Exist
1963 Service Company, HQBN, 1st MAR DIV & CorrSevCo, HqRegt, MCB, Camp Pendleton, CA
  1st Marine Division HQ  MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
Prisoner Chaser & Dorm NCO
Brig Company, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
1964 H&MS - 32, Beaufort, SC
MCAS Beauford, SCMCAS Beaufort, SC
Complete Engine Repair & Test Cell Operator: J-52, J-57 and J-79 Engines
H&MS-32 No Longer Exist
1966 H&MS-12, Chu Lai, RVN
Never ending love...
Hot Section Repair and Test Cell Operator J-52 Engines
NAS Cubi Point, Bataan, Philippines

Complete Engine Repair J-52 Engines
H&MS-12  The Outlaws
1967 H&MS-14, MCAS Cherry Point, NC
MCAS Cherry Point
Hot Section Repair and Test Cell Operator J-52 Engines
H&MS-14, MCAS Cherry Point, NC
1968 H&MS-12, Chu Lai, RVN
Never ending love...
Hot Section Repair and Test Cell Operator J-52 Engines
NAS Cubi Point, Bataan, Philippines

Fleet Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI) for J-52 EnginesTest Cell Operations
H&MS-12  The Outlaws
1969 Recruiting Duty, Detroit & Grand Rapids, MI Recruiting Duty, Detroit and Grand Rapids, MI
1974 H&MS-12, Iwakuni, Japan
MCAS Iwakuni, JapanMCAS Iwakuni, Japan
Hot Section Repair and Test Cell Operator J-52 Engines
H&MS-12  The Outlaws
1975 NAS Miramar, Instructor Duty F-14's
Fuel, Propulsion & Secondary Power Systems

Fleet Replacement Aviation Maintenance Program
F-14's are no more...  Marines left the program in 1975
1975 H&MS-11, El Toro, CA
MCAS El Toro, CA.  Closed, Moved to MCAS Miramar, CA
Hot Section Repair and Test Cell Operator J-79 Engines and H&MS-11 Aircraft Hush House
H&MS-11 is now MALS-11 at MCAS Miramar
1978 NAS Lemoore, CA
F/A-18 Fleet Introduction Team - Fuel, Propulsion & Secondary Power Systems
(Maintenance Plans, Technacial Manuals, Tech. Training and Support Equipment Development)

Commander Light Attack Wing Pacific
Rear Admiral R. C. Mandeville Jun 1978 – May 1980
Rear Admiral G. W. Lenox May 1980 – Oct 1982
Commander Light Attack Wing - is now Commander Strike Fighter Wing, Pacific (CSFWP),
1981           At Last, Retired at Last..

The After Life

1981-2006Northrop Grumman Corporation, Reliability Lead EngineerNorthrop Grumman Website
2006 - PresentVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
2010 - PresentMilitary Order of the Cootie (MOC) - Honor Degree of the VFW
   

Ahhhhhh Yes, Retirement.... Sweet!!!