SSG John Harding

Army | MLRS/HIMARS Crewmember

Dates of Service: Oct 1981 - Dec 2008

RETIRED

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Went into U.S.Army in 1981 as Private E-1 at age 19 to Fort Sill Oklahoma Learned basic Soldier Skills went to Crailshiem West Germany Specialist 4 learn more skills Went to Fort Sill Oklahoma Learn more skills Deployed to to Hanau West Germany went to reforger and 8th inf NCO Academy. Pcs back to USA to U.S.Army Reserve For 13 years and went to Michigan National Guard and Retired with 31 Years.

Military Experiences

Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

Platoon Sergeant

A Battery 1-182 FA | Detroit, MI

1981 -1983 US. ARMY ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE FT SILL OKLAHOMA ( 1981 ) B BTRY 6 /33 FA ( LANCE ) LANCE MISSLE CREWMAN 15D10 1983-1984 US ARMY ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE C BTRY 2/42 FA CRAILSHEIM WEST GERMANY ( LANCE ) LANCE MISSILE CREWMAN 15D10 1984-1987 US ARMY ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE SVC BTRY 6/33 FA LANCE LANCE MISSILE CREWMAN 15D10 1987 -1989 US. ARMY ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE B BTRY 1/32 FA HANAU WEST GEMANY ( LANCE / MLRS ) LANCE MISSILE / MLRS SGT 13N20 1989-1992 US. ARMY RESERVE COMPONET A COMPANY 314TH MILITARY INTELIGENCE DETROIT , MI ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTERCEPT 98D20 1999-2001 US. ARMY RESERVE COMPONET HHC COMPANY 783RD MILITARY POLICE INKSTER , MI CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR 21H30 2001-2003 US. ARMY RESERVE COMPONET AR REG 2/337TH TRAINING SUPPORT BATTLION SELFRIDGE MICHIGAN OPFOR NCO / OBSERVER CONTROLLER 21H30 2003-2009 US.ARMY NATIONAL GUARD A BTRY 1-182FA ( MLRS / HIMARS ) SECTION CHIEF 13M30 TACTICAL OPERATIONS NCOIC 31B30 MILITARY POLICE

Deployments

(7 years, 3 months)

Feb 2006 - Feb 2008

A Btry 1/182 Fa 82nd Abn Division

MILITARY POLICE MOS 31B30 TACTICAL OPERATIONS NON COMMISSION OFFICER IN CHARGE UNIT SAFETY NON COMMISSION OFFICER IN CHARGE UNIT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISER . MILITARY POLICE - SECURITY FORCES OPERATION COMBAT LOGISTICAL PATROLS OPERATIONS AND CONVOY OPERATIONS . TACTICAL OPERATIONS – SUPERVISE RECOVERY OPERATIONS

Aug 1986 - Aug 1989

Hanau West Germany

Lance Missile/ MLRS Sargent

Aug 1983 - Aug 1985