Swanson, Ben, HM1

Navy (FMF)

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Current Service Status
USN Retired (FMF)

Current/Last Rank
Hospital Corpsman First Class Petty Officer

Current/Last Primary MOS
HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician

Current/Last MOSGroup
Navy (FMF)

Primary Unit
2016-2017, HM-8404, Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH)

Service Years
1997 - 2017

Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates

Certificate of Commendation

Decommissioning Certificate

Meritorious Mast

Plank Owner Certificate

Swamp Fox

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom

Hospital Corpsman First Class Petty Officer

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)


	2012, Veterans of Modern Warfare
	2014, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)
	2017, American Legion, Post 771 (Member) (Gurnee, Illinois)

Additional Information

What are you doing now:

Member of the International Honor Society, Delta Epsilon Tau, Kappa Chapter at UMT.

Other Comments:

                                                   TCCC-I, BLS-I
                                            NREMT/ EMT-Tactical

Additional NEC's: 9502/ 90ET/ 90CA/ 90BC/ 90CS. Other USN/ USMC courses: Command DAPA, ADAMS Facilitator, Command Training Team, Command Assessment Team, USMC Uniform Victim Advocate, and USMC Equal Opportunity Representative.

U.S. Navy Security
Marine Regs: 99-02  Battle Jack: Afghanistan 08-09  Security Leadership: 2011
S.E.R.E. 250 and Level B: 2016

2016-2017, HM-8404, Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH)

From Month/Year November / 2016	To Month/Year June / 2017
Unit Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) Unit Page
Rank Hospital Corpsman First Class Petty Officer	MOS HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician
Base, Station or City Varoius	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) Details

	Type Support
	Parent Unit Major Commands	Strength Not Specified
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 20, 2022

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories 90ET - Expeditionary Security Force Advisor/Trainer Training and experience as a member of a foreign military Mobile Training Team (MTT)/Embedded Training Team (ETT), deployed to provide support of COCOM Security Force Assistance (SFA), Security Assistance (SA) and Security Cooperation (SC) programs. Assists in Partner Nation (PN) development in basic to intermediate level skills inherent to internal security and stability.

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

7 Members Also There at Same Time

Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH)

Ellinger, Roger, Capt, (2003-Present)	4	0402	First Lieutenant
Segovia, Melvin, GySgt, (2001-2021)	3	0369	Gunnery Sergeant
Church, Jennifer, SSgt, (2007-2019)	30	3043	Staff Sergeant
Church, Jennifer, SSgt, (2007-2019)	30	3043	Staff Sergeant
Graler, Bruce, LtCol, (1991-2018)		0302	Lieutenant Colonel
Lenard, James, LtCol, (1998-2019)		0802	Lieutenant Colonel
Hart, Samuel, Maj, (1994-Present)		3002	Major
Wando, William, Col, (1983-Present)	0		Colonel