SGT Mark Collins

Army | Motor Transport Operator

Dates of Service: no date specified

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Military Experiences

Apr 2005 - Apr 2006

Motor Transport Operator

756 th TC Transportation Company | Al Taji, Iraq, Camp Cook.

2005 till 2006 I've driven 56 Missions Over The Wire, Convoy fuel Transport, Mogas, DF-2 & JP8. 95% of the missions the convoy was, Ambushed, IED, Mortared , Sniped, Suicied Vest, & terrorists rerouting roads.

Seargeant Of The Guard

224th STB California | Cobb Adder, Tallil Iraq

2010 till 2011, Covoy Gate, Entry Control Point 5, Was the most busy on base. 90 plus Soldiers & Contractors, Searching Vehicles, applying Bio Metrics, Truck scans, people scans, EOD with Dogs, MRAPS, documentation, back ground checks, spectral scans of all equipment, contraban, Alerts, Motars, IEDs, & Snipers. Also, were in full battle rattle 60 lbs of gear, and it was a mere 130 Degrees, with sand storms.

Deployments

(6 years, 9 months)

Apr 2010 - Mar 2011

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

U.S Army 224th Sustainment Brigade, California 224th Special Troops Battialon Operation Iraqi Freedom, & Operation New Dawn, Entry Control Point 5, Anti Terrorism Tactics, Bio Metrics, Motor Transport Operator, 88M-20 Perimeter Defense, Radio Transmission Operator, Sergeant Of The Guard. Squad Leader.

Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

Fort Bliss, Texas

This a TDY assignment OWT- Operation Warrior Trainer OCT- Observer- Controller/ Trainer E Co 2 / 361 ST TSBN The Team, Validated Soldiers, Airmen, And The Canadian Army For Deployment. Live Fire Range, QRF, Ammo Resupply, Command & Control, Detainee OPS, Convoy Gate, Civilian Gate, Bio Metricks, Civilians on Battle field, Nogotiations between Tribes and Religious Sectors.

Apr 2005 - Apr 2006

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

U.S Army 756th Transportation Co, California, ( POL ) Petroleum, Oil, & Lube. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Motor Transport Operator, 88M-10 Petroleum Oil & Lube DF2, JP8, Mogas, Perimeter Defense, Radio Transmission Operator, Team Leader.

Jan 1977 - Nov 1979

Germany

U.S Army , Cold War, 8th Infantry Division. Charlie Co, 2nd / 28th Infantry Mech. Driver of M-113A1 Armor Personal Carrier Gunner M-60 Machine Gun Team Leader, (TC ) Tank Commander Rifleman 11-Bravo Infantry ( Mechanized )