NationMaster - Encyclopedia: John L. Estrada

John L. Estrada was the 19th Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps. He succeeded Alford L. McMichael on June 26, 2003, becoming the 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.^[1] ^[2] Estrada stepped down on April 25, 2007, turning over the post to SgtMaj Carlton Kent. Estrada is due to retire from the Marine Corps in June 2007, after over 34 years of service.^[3] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2400x3000, 1285 KB)15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (413x667, 51 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... This article is about a military rank and position. ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... This article is about a military rank and position. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... Sergeant Major Alford L. McMichael, USMC, was the 14th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1999-2003), and is presently the Senior Non-Commissioned officers for Allied Command Operations for NATO. McMichael was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and graduated from Hot Springs High School, which includes Bill Clinton amongst... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Sergeant Major Carlton W. Kent is the current Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, assuming the post on April 25, 2007. ...

Biography

Sergeant Major John Lewis Estrada enlisted on September 19, 1973 and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. After completing F-19 Raptor aircraft maintenance schools at Naval Air Station (NAS), Memphis, Tennessee and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Private First Class Estrada was assigned to VMFA-451 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina in March 1974. is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is an 8,095 acre (32. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 kmÂ²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32Â°430N to 35Â°12N... A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is an airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, USA, in the eastern part of the state at . ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 kmÂ²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ... Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451) was a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of F/A-18 Hornets . ... Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is a United States Marine Corps air base near Beaufort, South Carolina, at . ...

In December 1974, Lance Corporal Estrada was transferred to VMFA-311, 21st Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. He was meritoriously promoted to Corporal in March 1975. United States Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is located at the Nishiki river delta in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku region of the island of Honshu, Japan. ...

In February 1976, Sergeant Estrada served with VMFAT-101, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. In September 1977, he transferred to VMFA-314, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, CA. Reassigned to VMFA-323 in December 1978, he deployed with the squadron in November 1979 for 7 months aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf. In June 1980, Staff Sergeant Estrada transferred to VMFA-321, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Detachment "A" at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet training squadron. ... The MCAS Yuma is located 2 miles (3 km) from the city of Yuma, Arizona. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. ... Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California at . ... Official force name Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 Other names Death Rattlers Motto N/A. Branch United States Marine Corps Chain of Command Marine Aircraft Group 11 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Description Combat ready expeditionary aviation forces. ... Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Coral Sea, commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. The first Coral Sea (CVE-57) was an escort aircraft carrier named Alikula Bay during construction, renamed just before launching in 1943, renamed to Anzio a... Map of the Persian Gulf. ... Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 (VMFA-321) was a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of F/A-18 Hornets . ... Marine Aircraft Group 41 is a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation unit based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas that is currently composed of one F/A-18C squadron, one KC-130 squadron a maintenance and logistics squadron and a engineer and Air Trafiic Control... Emblem of the AFDW Andrews Air Force Base (ICAO code KADW) is a United States Air Force base near Washington, DC and the home base of the U.S. presidential aircraft, Air Force One. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 kmÂ²) - Width 90 miles (145 km) - Length 249 miles (400 km) - % water 21 - Latitude 37Â°53N to 39Â°43N - Longitude 75Â°4W to 79Â°33...

In August 1982, Staff Sergeant Estrada was ordered to Drill Instructor Duty at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA where he served with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. He was meritoriously promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in January 1984. In October 1984, Gunnery Sergeant Estrada returned to MCAS Beaufort, SC for duty with VMFA-251 as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Airframes Division. In November 1985, he was reassigned to VMFA-451 and deployed to the Western Pacific from January to July 1986 under the Unit Deployment Program. From January to March 1987, Gunnery Sergeant Estrada attended aircraft maintenance schools at Naval Air Station Cecil Field and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida retraining as an FA-18 Hornet Hydraulic/Structural Mechanic. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego is a United States military installation in San Diego, California. ... Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. ... Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451) was a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of F/A-18 Hornets . ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earths oceanic subdivisions. ... Naval Air Station Cecil Field or NAS Cecil Field (IATA: VQQ, ICAO: KVQQ, FAA LID: VQQ) was a United States Navy base, located in Duval County, Florida. ... Naval Air Station Jacksonville, located in Jacksonville, Florida, is the third-largest naval installation in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] kmÂ²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ... The F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather fighter and attack aircraft. ...

In October 1987, Gunnery Sergeant Estrada returned to Drill Instructor duty, this time at MCRD Parris Island, SC. He served as Series Chief Drill Instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion and subsequently as Standing Operations Procedures Instructor and Drill Master at Drill Instructor School until his promotion to First Sergeant in October 1990. Image File history File links DSC_6096. ... Image File history File links DSC_6096. ...

From December 1990 to March 1995, First Sergeant Estrada served as First Sergeant for Intelligence Company, 3rd Surveillance Reconnaissance and Intelligence Group, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan; Marine Security Force Company, Norfolk, Virginia; Electronics Maintenance Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton; and Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 444 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1730 Ã— 2334 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 444 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1730 Ã— 2334 pixel, file size: 2. ... The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. ... Michael W. Hagee General Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. ... James Terry Conway is a Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps. ... Camp Hansen is a US Marine Corps base located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... The 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with detachments located at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine... Official force name 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Other names 1st LAR Highlander Tip of the Spear Motto No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy Branch United States Marine Corps Chain of Command 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Specialization Reconnaissance and screening in support of the 1st Marine Division. ... The 1st Marine Division is the oldest, largest (active duty), and most decorated division-sized unit in the United States Marine Corps representing a combat-ready force of more than 19,000 men and women. ...

From March 1995 to May 1998, Sergeant Major Estrada served as Sergeant Major for 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton; and deployed with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) to the Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf. 2nd Battalion 1st Marines (2/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. ... The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ...

In May 1998, Sergeant Major Estrada assumed the duties as Sergeant Major for Recruiting Station Sacramento, California in the 12th Marine Corps District, Western Recruiting Region. From April 2000 to October 2001, Sergeant Major Estrada was assigned as Sergeant Major, Recruit Training Regiment, MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government - Mayor Heather Fargo Area - City 99. ...

From December 2001 to May 2003, Sergeant Major Estrada served as the Sergeant Major, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. During this assignment, he was forward deployed and participated in Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Official force name Third Marine Aircraft Wing Other names 3 MAW The Wing Branch United States Marine Corps Chain of Command I MEF Description Combat ready expeditionary aviation forces. ... Two F-16 Falcon aircraft prepare to depart on a patrol as part of Operation Southern Watch in 2000 Operation Southern Watch was a operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 33rd Parallel in Iraq, following... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq arguably without the explicit backing of the...

Sergeant Major Estrada assumed his current post as the 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on 26 June 2003.^[2] is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 25, 2007, SgtMaj Estrada stepped down from his post as Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, turning over the post to Sgt Major Carlton Kent.^[4] Estrada will retire from the Marine Corps in June 2007.^[4] is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Sergeant Major Carlton W. Kent is the current Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, assuming the post on April 25, 2007. ...

His personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with three gold stars, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... The Meritorious Service Medal is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service to the United States subsequent to January 16, 1969. ...

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