Terry Walker:  

Military Master Chief Petty Officer Terrence G. Walker, born 24 January 1956, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, immigrated to the United States in 1966 at the age of ten. He attended high school in Pompano Beach, Florida and in April of 1975, with his fathers prompting he entered active duty, completing basic training at NRTC Orlando, Florida. Master Chief then completed Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator "A" School at NATTC Millington, Tenneessee and was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class in September 1975. Next ordered to HS-1(FRS) NAS Jacksonville, Florida he completed Helicopter Aircrew Rescue Swimmer training and flight training receiving designation as a Naval Aircrewman in May 1976, and was ultimately designated a SH-3H Helicopter Tactical First Crewman assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fifteen (HS-15) embarked aboard USS America and USS Independence. While assigned to HS-15 he completed three Mediterranean deployments, including the evacuation of civilians from Beirut, Lebanon, and other operations from June 1976 to November 1979. Then as a Second Class Petty Officer, he completed VP-31( FRS) training in July 1982 and reported to VP-19 aboard NAS Moffett Field, California. Master Chief qualified as a P-3C Non-Acoustic operator and completed three deployments to the Western Pacific, operating from Misawa, Japan to Berbera, Somalia with Patrol Wing One from 1982 to October 1986. Transferring to Fleet Aviation Specialized Operations (FASO) Training Group Pacific as a First Class Petty Officer, he qualified as a Naval Instructor and a Master Training Specialist in Electronic Warfare, instructing until October 1989. Selected in 1989 to Chief Petty Officer, he returned to helicopter...Expand for more