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MSgt Mike Ruikka

Air Force | Logistics Plans

Dates of Service: Dec 1983 - Jul 2004

RETIRED

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Enlisted active duty as AGE Mechanic in 1983. Swapped over to ANG in 1992. Cross trained to Logistics Plans in 1997 and retired in 2004. Retired in July 2004 and moved to Washington state for family reasons and returned to Wisconsin in 2014. Hired on with BNSF Railway in 1992. Married to my best friend, Carole, since May 1998. Currently reside in northwestern Wisconsin.

Military Experiences

Mar 1997 - Jul 2004

Logistics Planner

148 HQS | Duluth, Mn

Aug 1992 - Mar 1997

148 MS | Duluth, Mn

Jun 1991 - May 1992

8 Maintenance Squadron | Kunsan AB, South Korea

Jul 1987 - May 1991

729 TCS | Hill AFB, UT

Deployments

(3 months)

Mar 2001 - May 2001

Saudi Arabia

Worked for the 363rd Logistics Readiness Squadron as a WRM specialist

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jan 1984 - Jun 1984

AGE Mechanic school

Additional Specialization(s)

1984

2A6X2: Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE)

Security Clearance

Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1989 - 1992

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)

Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology, General Studies

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