VETERANS: What, When and Where

[mjchog]

Annual (since 2010) chance for Veterans to tell us what, when and where they served.

Ill start:

US Navy
1995-2000

Aviation System Warfare Operator - Naval Aircrewman
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Persian Gulf Deployments: 1998 and 2000

Never Forget!

[rocknrollcoastie]

U.S. Army 1989-93

U.S. Coast Guard 1995-2008

[Ben Steiger]

United States Marine Corps

May 2012 -

0402 logistics
Quantico, VA
Camp Lejuene, NC

[HoggusMaximus]

US Air Force


Network Infrastructure

Misawa Japan 2008-10
Ft. Meade 2010-Current

[online-with-swine]

USAF

Eglin AFB 2008-2011

Deployed Balad, Iraq 2009

[longtimeHogfan]

 

To our men and women in uniform everywhere.....Thank You

[MuskogeeHogFan]

U.S. Army

1975-1979 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX and Berlin Brigade, West Berlin, FRG
1984-1986 1st Armored Division, Nurnburg, Germany

[The NewEra]

U.S. Army - 1969 - 1978

173d Airborne Brigade - LZ Uplift - Republic of Vietnam - 1970-1971

1st Ranger Battalion - Fort Stewart, GA.

Army Recruiter - Green Bay, WI 1976 - 1978
(They ask you where you want to go and then send you as far away as they can) I requested Ft. Smith, AR. 

My best to all of you fellow vets and those currently serving. 

[US Navy Razorback]

US Navy Retired

1990-2010

USS Forrestal (CV-59)
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67
USS Boxer (LHD-4)
NAS Fallon NV
USS Dubuque (LPD-8)
NAS Pax River MD
CNFK Pohang S. Korea
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Pushing Wine through the Grapevine!  ABF1 (AW/SW) Retired

[RazorMc]

US Army
1989-2010

Saudi Arabia 2000
Bosnia.          2001
Kuwait.           2002
Iraq.                2004-2005/2008-2009

[AirForceHog]

U.S. Air Force

1996-Present

Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Shepperd AFB, TX
Langley AFB, VA
Kunsan AB, ROK


Deployments
Incerlik AB, Turkey 1999
Al Udied, Qatar 2003 and 2004
Al Dafra, United Arab Emirates 2009

[Jphog]

USAF (Retired)
1990-2010
Civil Engineer
Hurlburt Field, Fl
RAF Alconbury, UK
RAF Lakenheath, UK
Ft Leonard Wood, Mo
Osan AB, Korea
Little Rock, AFB

Deployed
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Bosnia
Afghanistan x2

[Ragnar Hogbrok]

Joined the U.S. Army on 9 July 2002. 

Deployed to Iraq, OIF I, as a medic in 1-325 Airborne Infantry Regiment in 2003.

Deployed to Afghanistan, OEF V, in 2005 as the same as above.  Lost one of my soldiers there.  Still haunts me to this day.

2006-  Accepted to the Warrant Officer Candidate School and subsequently Flight School.

2009-2010- Deployed for another year to Afghanistan as an AH-64D pilot.  Killed so many Taliban I don't know the official count.

2012-13-  Deployed for nine months to Afghanistan (again).  Only killed two Taliban.  Hunting season has too many restrictions to make bagging game worth it.

So far, 11 and 1/2 years.  Looking forward to retiring at 20, moving back to the Van Buren area, and working for myself.

Thanks to everyone else who went before me.  Thanks to those who are here with me.  And thanks to those that will come after I leave.

[The NewEra]

Joined the U.S. Army on 9 July 2002. 

Deployed to Iraq, OIF I, as a medic in 1-325 Airborne Infantry Regiment in 2003.

Deployed to Afghanistan, OEF V, in 2005 as the same as above.  Lost one of my soldiers there.  Still haunts me to this day.

2006-  Accepted to the Warrant Officer Candidate School and subsequently Flight School.

2009-2010- Deployed for another year to Afghanistan as an AH-64D pilot.  Killed so many Taliban I don't know the official count.

2012-13-  Deployed for nine months to Afghanistan (again).  Only killed two Taliban.  Hunting season has too many restrictions to make bagging game worth it.

So far, 11 and 1/2 years.  Looking forward to retiring at 20, moving back to the Van Buren area, and working for myself.

Thanks to everyone else who went before me.  Thanks to those who are here with me.  And thanks to those that will come after I leave.

I hope you don't ever find yourself in combat again Nate, but if you do, safe and happy hunting and keep up that headcount.

This last generation of soldiers has had to give way too much for the rest of our society with their multiple deployments.  I wish they would reinitiate the draft so that everyone in the U.S. understood just what it is our brave soldiers are doing to protect us these days and preserve our way of life.

Many thanks to all that do and have served.

[gijoejd]

U.S.A.F.
Joined July 17, 2002

Stationed at RAF Mildenahall and Dyess

Deployed to Incirlik twice between 2003-2005

Countless TDY's across the world as an Aircraft Hydraulics Craftsman

Deployed a few times to Qatar 2005-Present

Currently deployed....

[ChemEHawg]

USMCR
May 03 to May 09

OIF III-IV

5711 - NBC/CBRN
Personnel Recovery B Billet

[DeltaBoy]

I played Army  UALR Army ROTC 2 years 1986-88  Fall 1986 Marksmans Champion  I got a Expert Rifle Medal for my troubles.

But I got them serving from Archibale Lynch who rode with Light Horse Harry Lee to my Cousin who still serving.  We only missed the war in Grenada !

[dandd TD]

Thanks to all of you who made and make it possible for us to rant and rave about college football. If not for you all, we won't be living in the best country in the world, cheering for the HAWGS! God bless you all! Thank you.

[OS2 (SW) Razor Back]

US NAVY  87-95

OS2 SW

USS SARATOGA CV 60
USS ESSEX LHD-2

DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM.

:razorback: :razorback:   

[cpohog]

Master Chief Petty Officer United States Navy

03 Feb 1993 to Present

Deployed:
Daloman Turkey
Souda Bay Crete
Rota Spain
Sigonella Sicily X4
Panama
Roosy Roads PR
El Salvador
Equador
Djibouti
Tallil, Iraq
Uganda
Misawa
Kadena AB CURRENT Deployment....assisting in the Rescue/Relief effort in the Philipines

[mckinneyhog5]

US Army 1989-2001
US Air Force 2001-2004

[East TN HAWG]

U.S. Army
10th Engineers, 3ID
Kitzigen, Germany
1988-1990

VA Natl Guard
Gate City, VA
1998-2004

[hawgcaller]

Army 72-1975,   8th Army  2nd Division South Korea.                If you see a WW2 guy, shake his hand, not many of them left.  Thanks to all the vets! 

[hoglady]

Thank you to all the Veterans on here.
Grew up during the Vietnam era - had lots of friends whose Dad's were stationed at Barksdale AFB and/or in Vietnam.
Saw first hand the sacrifice the Service men and women and their families make every single day.
Thank You and God Bless America!!

[hogginbama]

Army   1988-Present

Boeblingen Germany - combat medic with 1/16 Infantry - 88-90
Gulf War - 90-91- combat medic
Fort Riley, KS - 91-95 combat medic with 1/5 Field Artillery
Redstone Arsenal - 95-99 NCOIC Emergency Medical Department
Army Recruiting Command - 99 - Present, done time in Alabama, instructor at Fort Jackson, Company 1SG in Wisconsin, Senior Guidance Counselor Indianapolis MEPs.

25+ years of service to this great Nation and great individuals such as the folks on Hogville. My only hope is that I have made those who came before me proud with my service and actions. They set the standard for greatness and we can only hope to measure up to them and continue their great legacy. My time to hang up the ruck sack is just around the corner, but with the great young leaders in the ranks, we are in good hands.

[scoami]

U.S. Navy
Avionics Technician, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One
Atsugi, Japan  1989-1991

[trashcan maN]

US Navy

USS STERETT (DDG 104) May 2008 - May 2013

Two 5th Fleet Tours

Dec Sep '10 - April '11     &       Dec '11 - Jul '12

[soldierhog]

Army 2012

deployed Afghanistan 2013
hopefully going back soon

wps

[goodguytex]

My thanks, very heartfelt thanks, to all who have and are in the military. I hope you all stay safe and have happy, fulfilled lives.

[LightHog]

US Army - 26 years. RVN x 2. Go Hogs!

[Pork Twain]

Thanks to all that serve and are willing to give the ultimate sacrifice.  You are the true 1%

USAF Electronic Intelligence
1994-1994 Basic Training Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
1994-1994 Electronic Intelligence school, Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX
1995-1998 National Air & Space Intel Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
1998-2002 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB Japan
2002-2006 Distributive Mission Operations Center, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
2006-2007 7th Air Force Air Operations Center, Osan, South Korea
2007-2014 16th Space Control Sq, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO
2014-2018 Defense Intelligence Agency, National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, VA (Just reenlisted for six more to take this assignment)

7 deployments mixed throughout.

[Blue35]

US Army Air Cavalry

Vietnam 67-68, 70-72, Camp Enarie, Chu Lai, Hawk Hill, Lai Ky, Long Binh

Tet Offensive, Que Son Valley, Battle of Tam Ky

Thanks to all the guys on here who did Iraq and Afghanistan. Stay strong.

[smb]

US Air Force Retired 1982-2006
Present- US Air Force civilian

[Ragnar Hogbrok]

US Army Air Cavalry

Vietnam 67-68, 70-72, Camp Enarie, Chu Lai, Hawk Hill, Lai Ky, Long Binh

Tet Offensive, Que Son Valley, Battle of Tam Ky

Thanks to all the guys on here who did Iraq and Afghanistan. Stay strong.

That's quite the sight-seeing tour with an amazing vehicle.  God bless, man.  You saw some crap.

This paratrooper will give you a loud, "Air Mobile!"  Well done, my friend.

[devildoghawg]

Sergeant - USMC 2004-2008
Security Forces - Fast
Iraq (Haditha) August 2005 - March 2006
Iraq (Al Qiam) August 2006 - June 2007

[CaptainHog]

USAF Retired

1979-1999

RAF Mildenhall
George AFB CA
Tinker AFB OK
Ellsworth AFB SD
Vandenburg AFB CA
Charleston AFB SC
OSAN AB REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Fairchild AFB WA

Missileer & Logistics

[HoginIllinois]

Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

1972 - 1976
USS Impervious MSO 449

[JackSalmon]

U.S. Navy Seabees 1977-1982

US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Blue Team
RAF Brawdy, Wales, UK

[Dirty]

Operation Southern Watch

US NAVY 92-96

VFA-146

Lemoore, Ca.

Air wing attached to the Nimitz.  CVN-68

[Newhopehog]

Senior Chief Petty Officer United States Navy
Cryptologic Technician
1965-1986

[Dirty]

On another note.  My dad served in the US Navy!

My dad passed on Nov 4, 2013.

Thanks for your service dad!

Richard Bender..... R.I.P.

[carolinahogger]

USMC

1983-1989

Naval Aviator, CH-46E pilot.



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[allenw88]

Active Army

1998-2013 -  3 Deployments to Iraq

Army Reserves

2013-2019(Hopefully)

[AquaHog]

Navy deepsea diver
2003-present
ND1 (DSW/SW/AW)

Eodmu6 Charleston SC
Trident refit kingsland GA
USS Frank Cable AS-40 apra harbor Guam
Navy experimental diving unit panama city FL

[AcornHunter]

USN   '67-71

USS SARATOGA        dry dock Phily
USS JOHN F. KEENNEDY   V-2 Div Arresting Gear   shakedown cruise and Med
USS SHANGRI-LA   V-2 Div Arresting Gear   West Pac

[cpohog]

U.S. Navy
Avionics Technician, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One
Atsugi, Japan  1989-1991

VQ-1

[the END.]

Thank you to all the men and women who ever served. You're true heroes always.

[Grunt]

1967 - 1969 Army draftee. Ft. Polk, Ft. Sill, Viet Nam 2nd Btn 35th Artillery. Ballistics Meteorology.

[Grunt]

US Army Air Cavalry

Vietnam 67-68, 70-72, Camp Enarie, Chu Lai, Hawk Hill, Lai Ky, Long Binh

Tet Offensive, Que Son Valley, Battle of Tam Ky

Thanks to all the guys on here who did Iraq and Afghanistan. Stay strong.

I was there during your first tour. Xuan Loc.

[eudell503]

United States Navy  1983-1990
USS HAWKBILL  (SSN-666)
USS HADDO      (SSN_604)