SSG Kenneth Lanning

SSG Kenneth Lanning

Dates of Service: Dec 1994 - Oct 2018
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • PV2 Aug 95
  • PFC Feb 96
  • SPC Apr 97
  • PV2 Aug 05
  • PFC Dec 05
  • SPC Apr 06
  • SGT Oct 09
  • SSG Jul 14

Recent Activity  -

Bio 

Worked on various tactical and strategic SHF SATCOM systems on X, Ka, Ku, C, and commercial X band; have some experience on Trojan Spirit and Trojan Light terminals as well as UHF and Navy EHF; took part in the BRAC of Ft. Monmouth to Aberdeen Proving Ground and learned some installer tricks of the trade in the process. Inbound call center operator for Nextel (2002-2005); the details and stories from this could go for days lol...worked for a construction company contracted to the Navy for a month ripping out flooring on the U.S.S. Nimitz while she was at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1994...playing drums since 1990 (semi-professionally off and on from 1993-current), married, 2 kids.

Military Experiences

Sep 2018 - Present
Retired
Aug 2012 - Sep 2015
327th SIG Co
SATCOM Systems Supervisor
Ran an 8-person shift on 12 hour rotation; operations NCO for awhile, assist in overseeing full site operations and do what needs to be done. INFOSEC, OPSEC, IA NCOIC, CFC rep for 327th SIG Co

Deployments

(1 year, 4 months)
Feb 2006 - Sep 2006
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Armorer for B Co, 302nd MI BN at Camp Victory; assisted in field training and squad tactics for the company.
Sep 1996 - Apr 1997
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Security patrols, tower guard, varied artillery movements in support of the IFOR and SFOR missions out of Camp Demi

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Foreign Language Skills

German (1+/1+)

French (2+/2+)

Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Prefer not to say

Academic Degrees

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