Steve Cummings

Military Résumé – Steven Cummings
U.S. Navy (1973–1979)

Sonar Technician – USS Ozborne (DD-846) & USS Hamner (DD-718)

Served aboard two Gearing-class destroyers, with primary responsibility for maintaining the Underwater Battery Fire Control System (MK 114 UBFCS).

Completed Basic Training, Firefighting School, and Sonar School in San Diego, California.

Assigned to sea duty, stationed primarily out of Portland, Oregon.

Honorably separated following the decommissioning of final ship assignment.

Michigan Army National Guard (1993–2008)

31F – Switching Systems Operator, Mobil Subscriber Equipment (MSE)

Re-enlisted after attending a Vietnam Veterans Job Fair, bringing prior naval service experience into the Guard.

Operated Army’s Mobil Subscriber Equipment (MSE) systems, ensuring communications readiness and functionality.

Following the September 11th attacks, mobilized under Title 32 orders to support U.S. Customs at the Blue Water Bridge.

Mobilized to Active Duty in February 2003 for a 15-month deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom, returning in June 2004.

Retired in 2008 after 21 total years of military service, following a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis.