Rathge, Michael, CW4

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Current Service Status
USA Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Current/Last Service Branch
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
Current/Last Primary MOS
153B-UH-1 Pilot
Current/Last MOS Group
Aviation
Primary Unit
1983-1986, 100B, S Troop, 4th Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Previously Held MOS
67V10-Observation/Scout Helicopter Repairer
67N20-UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
67N10-UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
100B-Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Service Years
1971 - 1996
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Two Service Stripes
Four Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

US Army Retired (Pre-2007) Army Honorable Discharge (1984-Present)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Order of The Spur (Gold) Cold War Veteran Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
US Army Warrant Officers AssociationArmy Together We ServedNational Rifle Association (NRA)Post 4895, Howard Smiley Johnson Post
  1979, US Army Warrant Officers Association - Assoc. Page
  2012, Army Together We Served
  2013, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2014, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 4895, Howard Smiley Johnson Post (Clarksville, Tennessee) - Chap. Page


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   1980-1983, 100B, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Chief Warrant Officer 2
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March / 1980 		To Month/Year
January / 1983
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Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 2		 MOS
100B-Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Base, Fort or City
Ft. Bragg		State/Country
North Carolina
  
 
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 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Details

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 		"Lo Que Sea - Cuando Sea - Donde Sea"
Type
Special Operations 		 
Parent Unit
Special Forces Units 		Strength
Group
Created/Owned By
QM Melendez, Raphael (S14), MSG 7
   

Last Updated: Jul 8, 2023
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
"Big Al" Porter, Fred Funk, Al Aber, Al Bazzarre, Vince Ouellette, Al Dillon,

Best Moment
Experiencing the only engine failure of my career while flying over the Gulf of Mexico, and making a safe landing on the beach.
   

Worst Moment
Having the T-tops stolen from my new Z-28 in the O-Club parking lot during a heavy thunderstorm.

Chain of Command
I worked for Fred Funk. (The RLOs were unimportant given that fact.)
LTC Nelson J Cooper
LTC Richard F Rockwell
CPT Louw-Shiang Liu
CPT Mark N Ochsenbein
   

Other Memories
Caused FAA to permanently restrict low-level flights along occupied beaches while conducting authorized helicast training in Destin.
A friend named Martha and another named BJ.
NOE/NVG mountain training in Utah...awesome!
   
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Feelin' alien
Feelin' alien
Mountain training in Utah
Mountain training in Utah
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7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Fry, Charles, COL, (1951-1989) SF 18A Lieutenant Colonel
Case, Robert, COL, (1979-Present) SF 18A Captain
Martinez, John, CPT, (1968-1987) SF 18A Captain
Thompson, Eugene, COL, (1976-2007) IN 11B Captain
Torres, Hector, CPT, (1980-Present) SF 18A Captain
Eisentrout, Ike, CW4, (1978-2003) SF 180A Chief Warrant Officer 4
Lumpkin, Mark, CW3, (1976-1996) SF 180A Chief Warrant Officer 3
Berry, Ronald, SGM, (1957-1981) IN 11Z50 Sergeant Major
Kester, Jim, SGM, (1983-2009) SF 18Z5 Sergeant Major
Tillman, Henry, SGM, (1962-1985) AG 00D Sergeant Major
Cole, Ben, MSG, (1965-1985) AG 00R Master Sergeant
Goebel II, Theodore (Ted), MSG, (1956-1986) EN 12B10 Master Sergeant
Kammermeyer, Harold, MSG, (1971-1996) SF 18Z5 Master Sergeant
Moran, Henry, MSG, (1962-1998) SF 18Z5 Master Sergeant
Velazquez-Fraticelli, Yamil, MSG, (1974-1994) SF 18Z5 Master Sergeant
Amezcua Jr., Mariano, SFC, (1964-1985) AG 75C20 Sergeant First Class
Anderson, Mark, SSG, (1975-1997) MI 96B10 Sergeant First Class
Cornell, Ronald, 1SG, (1964-1994) SF 18E20 Sergeant First Class
Harvey, Brad, SFC, (1981-2001) MI 35F Sergeant First Class
Woolett, Ronald, SFC, (1981-2006) SF 18B Sergeant First Class
Young, Laurence Ambrose, MSG, (1964-1984) IN 11B10 Sergeant First Class
Wolfson, Steve, SSG, (1973-1980) MD 91B10 Staff Sergeant
Anderson, Ernest, MSG, (1978-1990) SC 72E10 Sergeant
Canals, Jay, SGT, (1982-1991) SF 18B Sergeant
Hardin, Graham, SGT, (1980-1986) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Schlotter, Robert, SSG, (1979-2012) AG 71L10 Sergeant
Steffey, Stan, SGT, (1983-1987) SF 18C Sergeant
Williams, Charles, SGT, (1976-1982) IN 05B20 Sergeant
Cenzy, Anthony, CPL, (1982-1986) IN 11B10 Corporal
Jensen, Kris, SP 5, (1979-1982) MD 91B10 Specialist 5
Anderson, Mark, CPT, (1981-2002) SC 05B10 Specialist 4
Focht, Charlie, SP 4, (1979-1983) OD 63B10 Specialist 4
Hewett, Kenneth, SP 4, (1980-1983) SF 18E20 Specialist 4
Kness, Jerry, MSG, (1977-1997) SC 05B10 Specialist 4
Sepulveda, Miguel, SP 4, (1982-1985) QM 76C10 Specialist 4
Galloway, Joseph, PFC, (1977-1981) SC 31E10 Private First Class
Gonzalez, Manfred, PFC, (1981-1982) SC 36K10 Private First Class
Peck, Franklin, PFC, (1979-1981) QM 43E20 Private First Class
Scott, Bruce, LTC, (1983-2014) CH 71M Private First Class
Palmer, William (Bill), COL, (1957-1987) IN Colonel
Cook, Harry, PV2, (1977-1980) TC Private (E-2)
Castro, James, Jr., MSG, (1974-1994) Master Sergeant
FUATA, PEPA, MSG, (1967-1987) Master Sergeant
Reyes-Rivera, David, SFC, (1975-1995) Sergeant

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