Swanson, Ben, HM1

Navy (FMF)
 
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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
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Hospital Corpsman First Class Petty Officer
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Master Training Specialist French Fourragere US Navy Retired 20 Years US Navy Honorable Discharge

Brown Belt


 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.

Service Photo 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
   

OEF-Afghanistan/Consolidation II (2006 - 2009)
From Month/Year
December / 2006		 To Month/Year
November / 2009

Description
Not Specified
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 2008		 To Month/Year
December / 2008
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

Memories
Joint Provincinal Reconstuction Team Paktika working under operational control of CJTF 101st Airborne Division, in Afghanistan.
   
Units Participated in Operation

7th Marines

3rd Bn, 8th Marines (3/8)

VMA-542

HMH-466 (Wolf Pack)

4th Tank Bn
 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
AFGHANISTAN

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