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Vote For: Tim Austin
Neighborhood Council District#3

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Military Service-
United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Medals , Awards, Training, and Certificates

CG Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon:
Qualified as a marksman on the M-16 rifle

CG Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon:
Qualified as a marksman on the 9mm and 45mm pistols

Letter of Appreciation:
Attained an error-free rate of operation and helped boost the entire Ninth Coast Guard District rate to its highest level ever.

Bicentennial Unit Commendation:
Served in the Coast Guard during the Coast Guard Anniversary

Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation:
Flight operations exceeded programmed hours and the unit surpassed the performance of other units in the Coast Guard.

Letter of Appreciation:
Helped make Truck and Transportation Day for the children of Mullen-Hall a huge success.

Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation:
Engaged in rescue, salvage, and recovery operation for CGC Mesquite when notified of the cutter’s grounding

GULF WAR
National Defense Service Medal
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
:
Help send two aircraft to the Gulf War to track the largest oil spill in the world’s history, also performed 70 SAR cases and 132 Law enforcement missions which resulted in several apprehensions.

Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon:
Law enforcement drug bust.

THE PERFECT STORM
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon:
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
:
Helped save the lives of 20 people during a five day Search and Rescue Mission. Four of the people saved were crewmembers from the Air National Guard HH-60 that had went down.

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal:
Faithful, Zealous, and Obedient Service

CUBAN-HATIAN CRISIS
Humanitarian Service Medal:
Helped find and save the lives of hundreds of Haitians that were drifting out to sea.

Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon:
Letter of Appreciation:
Helped save 2 lives during a Search and Rescue Mission when F IV Sea Bring sank.

Letter of Appreciation:
Helped save the life of a women’s son during a Search and Rescue Mission when trouble occurred aboard Sailing vessel Nellie

Department of Transportation Gold Medal:
Helped rescue 56,000 Haitian and Cuban boat people

SAVED A CHILD
Coast Guard Achievement Medal:
Resuscitated a 15 month old child who had drowned in a bathtub.

Safety Award:
Noticed a missing bolt in the nose landing gear which averted a serious landing gear malfunction

Safety Award:
Suggested the installation of child proof outlet covers at the Base Clinic in the rooms that treat children.

Certificate of Recognition:
Volunteer Service to the Otis Community, for starting and working on the Osborne Pond Beautification Project

Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation:
Protected and helped Salvage a helicopter that had to make a forced landing on rocky coast line of Plymouth, MA. Helped save $18 Million dollars by moving the wrecked helicopter before the tide could come in.

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal:
Faithful, Zealous, and Obedient Service

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES (TWA) 800 CRASH
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation:
Demonstrating unparalleled teamwork and professionalism, initial response units searched throughout the night, recovering debris and victims in the course of the search. Then continued to search throughout the next day, working with a myriad of federal, state, and local officials and provided superior quality service to the grieving families of the victims.

Training & Education

MILITARY TRAINING & EDUCATION

Deutsch Metal Components Course
Belleville, IL
Cutting, De-burring, and applying a Perm-a-Swage on various metallic lines

FAA Aviation Mechanic Airframe Course
Bloomington, MN
Wood Structures. Sheet Metal. Welding, Landing Gear. Atmosphere Con tor Systems

FAA Aviation Mechanic General Course
Bloomington, MN
Basic Electricity. Aircraft Drawings. Mathematics, Basic Physics. Fluid lines & Fittings

United States Coast Guard Training Center
Petaluma, CA 94952
Completed Correspondence Course
MRNE-6
Upper Management Training, and responsibilities

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Princeton, NJ
General Mathematics and Algebra

Crew Resource Management Program Course
Air station Cape Cod, MA
Situational Awareness. Communication Skills. and Assertive Behavior

Total Quality Management Course
Air station Cape Cod, MA
Quality Action Team Problem Solving.

Allied-Signal Aerospace (Garrett Institute)
Technical Training Center, Phoenix, AZ
AFT - 3 (Garrett Engine) Line Maintenance
Computerized turbine engine Troubleshooting & overhauling, Physics

Allied-Signal Aerospace (Garrett Institute)
Technical Training Center, Phoenix, AZ
GTCP36-100 (Auxiliary Power Unit) Line Maintenance
Complete engine overhauling & Troubleshooting, Pneumatics. Electrical

U.S. Coast Guard Institute
Oklahoma City, OK
Aviation Safety & Maintenance Administration

United States Coast Guard Institute
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
Completed Correspondence Course,MRN-E5
Understanding Middle Management and Supervisorary Skills

Advanced Falcon Airframe & Power Plant
Aircraft Technical Training Center, Elizabeth City, NC
Troubleshooting. Reading & Understanding Schematics and Diagrams

Advanced Falcon Aircraft Training Center
Aircraft Technical Training Center, Mobile, AL
Computer Turbine Engines. Hydraulics. Pneumatics. Lubrication. Electronics

Fixed Wing & Helicopter Technical Training Center
Aircraft Technical Training Center, Elizabeth City, NC
Aircraft aerodynamics. Hydraulics. Pneumatics. Lubrication, Electronics

United States Coast Guard Institute
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Completed Correspondence Course, MRN-E4

Shop Safety. CPR. and First Aid

Specialty Training
United States Training Center Cape May, NJ
Firefighting, Physical fitness.
& Small Arms Training

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