Pilcher, Donald, LtCol

Ammunition And Explosive Ordnance Disposal

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USMC Retired

Current/Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Current/Last Primary MOS
2305-Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer

Current/Last MOSGroup
Ammunition And Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Previously Held MOS
8000-General Service Marine
3043-Supply Administration & Operations Clerk
2300-Basic Ammunition and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marine
2336-Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

Primary Unit
2021-2023, 2305, MATSG-21, NAS Pensacola FL

Service Years
1995 - 2023

Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates

Golden Shellback Certificate

Shellback Certificate

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom

Marine Combat Water Survival Qualified (WSQ)

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)


	2003, American Legion
	2004, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)
	2006, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
	2009, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

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Operation Southern Watch (Iraq)
From Month/Year August / 1992	To Month/Year March / 2003
Description Operation Southern Watch was an air-centric military operation conducted by the United States Department of Defense from Summer 1992 to Spring 2003. United States Central Command's Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) had the mission of monitoring and controlling the airspace south of the 32nd Parallel (extended to the 33rd Parallel in 1996) in southern and south-central Iraq during the period following the end of the 1991 Gulf War until the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Operation Southern Watch began on 27 August 1992 with the stated purpose of ensuring Iraqi compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 (UNSCR 688) of 5 April 1991, which demanded that Iraq "immediately end this repression and express the hope in the same context that an open dialogue will take place to ensure that the human and political rights of all Iraqi citizens are respected." Nothing in the resolution spelled out the Iraqi no-fly zones or Operation Southern Watch. Iraqi bombing and strafing attacks against the Shi’ite Muslims in Southern Iraq during the remainder of 1991 and during 1992 indicated Saddam Hussein chose not to comply with the resolution. Forces from Saudi Arabia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France participated in Operation Southern Watch. The commander of JTF-SWA, an aeronautically rated United States Air Force (USAF) Major General, assisted by an aeronautically designated United States Navy (USN) Rear Admiral, reported directly to the Commander, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Military engagements in Southern Watch occurred with regularity, with Coalition aircraft routinely being shot at by Iraqi air defense forces, though they were usually only reported in the Western press occasionally. An intensification was noted prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, though it was said at the time to just be in response to increasing activity by Iraqi air-defense forces. It is now known that this increased activity occurred during an operation known as Operation Southern Focus.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year August / 1992	To Month/Year December / 2001

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

Units Participated in Operation
USS Tripoli (LPH-10)
3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6)
VMA-121
HMM-161
MWSS-371 Sandsharks
VMA-214
USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
USS Boxer (LHD-4)
VMGR-352
HMLA-167
USS Austin (LPD-4)
VMA-323

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