Philip Gonzalez | ParaData

2005
13th Air Assault Support Regiment RLC (Corporal)
2011
13 air assault support regiment rlc (Staff Sergeant)

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

‘Hot spot’ battle areas were around the towns of Now Zad, Musa Qala, Sangin and Gereshk. Fighting might last six to eight hours with paratroopers operating with 70lbs of ‘fighting order’ in temperatures of up to 50 degrees centigrade.

Event

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

2 PARA operated as Battle Group North operating from five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in the Upper Sangin Valley. These were situated in the area of the ‘Green Zone’ fertile farmland stretching one kilometre either side of the Helmand River.

Event

Kosovo (Operation Agricola)

On 6th June the 1 PARA group reinforced by 125 men from 3 PARA was deployed in Macedonia under 5 Airborne Brigade to spearhead a forced entry by the NATO KFOR Peacekeeping Force. The aim was to clear any pockets of hard-line resistance that might impede the negotiated Serb Army withdrawal.

Decorations

NATO Medal KFOR

1999
OSMA

2006
2008

OSM Afghanistan
1996

GSM Northern Ireland

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Philip Gonzalez

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Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

Kosovo (Operation Agricola)

Decorations

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Philip Gonzalez

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Service History

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Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

Kosovo (Operation Agricola)

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