Jay's Past Adventures

Jay is a former Aviation Gunner with the United States Marine Corps from December 1987 to December 1993. He maintained and flew as a door gunner on the CH-53E helicopter. Operation Eastern Exit was the Night Mission to Mogadishu, Somalia, January 5-6, 1991, to evacuate the US Embassy being taken over by armed African Rebel Forces. 

• Operation "Eastern Exit"

• Operation Desert Shield

• Operation Desert Storm

• Operation Victor Squared, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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After his enlistment with the United States Marine Corps, he was hired by the Winston-Salem Police Department in North Carolina in January 1994. He achieved the rank of lieutenant and served his final years as a field commander in the north district. Jay retired in March 2024 after 30 years of service.

 

Jay also has a passion for photography and operated his own business with a portrait studio in Kernersville, NC, from 2005 until closing in 2012. His focus was on family and wedding photography. Jay still has a passion for photography and considers himself an experienced hobbyist now. Jay obtained his Part 107 commercial drone license and plans to integrate drone photography into his adventures.

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Jay now spends his retired life with his family, woodworking, fishing, and riding motorcycle(s) - 2022 BMW 1250 RT & 2023 BMW GS Adventure.

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Feel free to contact Jay, and he will get back to you.

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