Previously Held MOS 1100-Basic Utilities Marine
6241-Aircraft Electronics Systems Technician Trainee
6251-Avionics Technician
6242-Aircraft Electronic Systems Technician, Transport & Helicopter
6199-Enlisted Aircrew/Aerial Observer/Gunner
6632-Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician - Helicopter/OV-10
Volunteer with Huntington Beach Police and Fire Dept.
Other Comments:
FCC Amateur Radio call sign KG6IQL
Crossed Equator 730121 Lat. 00.00 Long 106.36 Aboard USS New Orleans, LPH-11. Initiated ancient order of the deep shellback.
"A Fire Team is composed of 3 Marines and their leader. 3 Fire Teams make a squad. 3 Squads make a platoon. 3 platoons, a company. And so on, and so on. All the way up to an entire division. But it all starts with one Marine".
MOS 6242-Aircraft Electronic Systems Technician, Transport & Helicopter
Base, Station or City MCAF Santa Ana
State/Country California
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HMM-163 Details
HMR(L)-163, the predecessor to HMM-163, was formed in December of 1951. Since that time, its Marines, Sailors and aircraft have flown in continuous support of the United States and Allied operations throughout the Pacific and Central Command Theaters. The squadron's nickname, "Ridge Runners", was bestowed as a result of typhoon rescue and relief operations in the mountainous terrain surrounding Hagman, Japan.
