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 SFC Lykens
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Training NCO
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Armory, Room 102
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E-mail: Lyken004@umn.edu
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Phone: 612-624-1017
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SFC Lykens is a native of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He has 3 children, a daughter, Myeshia 16 and two boys, Joshua 11 and Noah 5. SFC Lykens began his military career 29 days after his high school graduation in 1987. He has been stationed in Germany, Hawaii and two tours at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 1997 he was reassigned to the Minneapolis Recruiting Battalion and served 4 years in Coon Rapids as a regular army recruiter. He continued serving with the Minnesota Army National Guard as an AGR soldier from December 2001 until his retirement on 29 February 2008. SFC Lykens has served in Desert Storm with the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade and in Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team. |
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Military Education:
Airborne School
Air Assault School
Rappel Master Course
Total Army Instructor Training Course (TAITC)
Combat Lifesaver
Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT)
Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course
Environmental Coordinator Course
Air Mobilization Operations Course
Airlift Military Command Affiliation Course
Regular Army Recruiter School
Army National Guard Recruiting School
Unit Supply Specialist School
Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic School
Wrecker Operations and Troubleshooting for Medium Tactical Vehicles School Operational Theory in Unit Maintenance of Wheeled Vehicles Course
Light Wheel Driver Trainer Course
Hazardous Waste Manager and Hazardous Communication Manager Course
Information Support System Course
German Language class
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Civilian Education:
2 year degree in Auto Mechanics from Centre County Vocational Technical School, 2 years of Military Science related classes from North Central Institute. |
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Assignments:
- 10th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Illesheim, Germany
- 1-1 Cavalry, Katterbach, Germany
- 17th Military Intelligence Detachment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia (Desert Storm)
- 525th Military Intelligence Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 84th Combat Heavy Engineers, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- 82nd Airborne Division, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (AFAR) Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Minneapolis Recruiting Battalion, Coon Rapids, MN
- Minnesota Army National Guard Recruiting Command, Roseville, MN
- HHC 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Camp Adder, Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
- Minnesota Army National Guard Recruiting Command, Roseville, MN
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Awards, Ribbons & Badges
Army Commendation Award, 3 Awards
Army Achievement Award
Combat Action Badge
Airborne Badge
Air Assault Badge
British Army Parachute Wings
Driver Badge
Mechanic Badge
Iraqi Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device
Minnesota State Service Ribbon
Army Good Conduct medal, 6th Award
National Defense Service Medal, 2nd Award
Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 3
Overseas Service Ribbon, 3rd Award
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Basic Army Recruiter Badge with 3 silver stars
Army National Guard Strength Maintenance Basic Badge |
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