Assistant Training NCO,  SSG (P) James Starkey

SSG (P) James Starkey, originally from Windham, Ohio entered the army in Dec of 1999 as a 015T UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief. He is married with 3 kids Sloan, Derek, and Darrin.

2 duty stations, Camp Humphreys, Korea and Fort Campbell, Ky Aco 6-101 WARLORDS!

In Korea he conducted 3 UH-60 Blackhawk phases. And while at Fort Campbell he deployed 3 times and went from PFC to PSG. Also serving as a Uh-60 flight instructor, with over 1500 combat flight hours.

3 deployments are: Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 and 4 Operation Enduring Freedom 9

He flew soldiers and civilians from President Bush & President Obama all the way down to privates.

His awards and decorations include:

• 7 air medals
• 3 arcoms
• 1 AAM
• 1 joint meritours unit award
• 2 meritours unit awards
• 3 good conduct medals
• 2 non commissioned professional development ribbons
• 4 overseas ribbons
• Senior aviation crew members badge
• Air assault badge
• Combat action badge
• National defense service medal
• Korean defense service medal
• Afghanistan campaign medal and Iraq campaign medal
• Global war on terrorism expeditionary medal and global war on terrorism service medal