Currently the Operations and Technology Supervisor for Great Lakes Transportation (dba Metro Cars) supporting multiple sites on a MPLS and VPN networks, including 200+ mobile data terminals. Duties include 24hr Help Desk support, New Systems Deployment, Data Security, LAN support, Exchange administration, Database Administration, and just about everything else they can think of. We operate on a Client/Server base in a Virtual Machine environment.
Additionally I am a Vehicle Operator and Therapuetic Recreational Leader with the City of Westland, Michigan...Parks and Recreation Department. I oversee recreation type activities for children and adults with a wide and various range of disabilities.
Active in a few military groups... Marine Corps League (Det 152, Jr. Vice), Military Order of the Devil Dogs (Pound 6), American Legion (Post 364, Sgt-at-Arms), Sons of the American Legion (Squadron 364, Adjuant), Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council (Adjuant), VFW, AMVETS, just to name a few.... They keep me very busy.
Of course, TWS get's a lot of my attention as well...active on various teams and projects here to make TWS a better place for all of our service men, women, and veterans !!
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United States Marine Corps
244th Birthday
November 10, 2019
THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN AIR SHOW WELCOMES BACK THE BLUE ANGELS
The Yankee Air Museums 2011 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24, 2011 and is proud to welcome back the worlds most famous military demonstration team, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
The world renowned U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be pushing their F/A-18 Hornets to the limit, displaying their speed, precision and daring maneuvers. Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' support aircraft, will also be part of the show. The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.
The United States Air Force F-16 Viper East Demo Team will also be returning to this years show and is lead by demo pilot Capt. Ryan "Rider" Corrigan. The F-16CJ is a single-seat, multi-mission fighter with the ability to switch from an air-to-ground to air-to-air role at the touch of a button. With its lightweight airframe and powerful General Electric engine generating 31,000 pounds of thrust, the F-16CJ can fly at speeds in excess of Mach 2.
In celebration of the Navys Centennial of Aviation, Thunder Over Michigan will showcase more than two dozen F/A-18 Hornets from across the country. The Boeing F/A-18 is a twin-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft that is currently flown by our U.S. Navy.
Also featured this year is a realistic air and ground reenactment of a WWII Pacifictheatre battle featuring a live flamethrower. Spectators will see three LVTs transporting U.S. Marines to the front lines of battle in order to maneuver a ground assault on the Japanese emplacements. Simultaneously, two Japanese Zeros will be flying cover for the Japanese troops while six U.S Navy Corsairs enter the theatre and engage the two enemy aircraft in multiple aerial dogfights.
Other show highlights include: a thrilling aerial dog fight between two legendary Vietnam War military aircrafts, the A-4 Skyhawk and a MIG-17; plus, crowds will be able to see on display and take a tour of a MV-22 Osprey, part airplane and part helicopter, this aircraft has revolutionized military air transport capabilities. The MV-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission aircraft that combines the vertical flight capabilities and functionality of a helicopter with the speed and range of an airplane. No other aircraft can do what the MV-22 does, which is why it is considered to be the weapon of choice for the full spectrum of combat.