Myrna Elizabeth Foster:
In my Military Career: I worked many tasks depending on my rating at the times. My duty stations were RTC(W) Bainbridge, MD for Boot Camp (10Jan69-21Mar69); U.S.Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, CA (Apr69-Apr70); U.S.Naval Station, Newport, R.I. (Apr70-Jun70); Navy Regional Finance Center, San Diego, CA (Jul70-Dec74); U.S.Naval Air Station, Norfolk, VA (Jan75-Nov77); U.S. Naval Brig, Pearl Harbor, HI (Jan78-Dec79); U.S. Army Base, Ft. McClellan, AL (Jan80-Mar80); U.S. Naval Brig, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA (Mar80-Mar83); U.S. Naval Brig, Pearl Harbor, HI (May 83-Apr86); and finally U.S.Brig, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA (May86-Jan89).
While serving in the Brig Corrections Field I served as Corrections Specialist, Administrative Officer, Programs Officer, Male/Female Operations Officer/Supervisors.
During my career I earned the Navy Achievement Medal (one of the top individual Navy Awards - issued for my involvement in the opening of the First Female Brig in Navy History); Five (5) Navy Good Conduct Medals;
Meritorious Unit Commentation Award; National Defense Service Medal; Command Senior Chief Pin.
Received approximately 26 Military/Individual Awards/Certicates/Achievements/Honors
while in the Military Service, along with a Certificate of Appreciation
from the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA for my presentation there on Female
Confinement in 1981. I also was trained in NBC Warfare and Hostage Negotiations
through the State of Hawaii FBI in 1979). I went to school during my
off-time and continued my education. I received my AA Degree in Administrative
Justice in 12/82, and I received my BA Degree in Criminal Justice in
12/88. While in the Military I belonged to the following Associations:
American Corrections Association; American Jail Association; Military
Corrections Committee; National Association of Female Executives; American
Federation of Chiefs of Police; Booster Member of American Police Hall
of Fame and Museum; Columbia College Alumni Association; United States
Olympic Society Member; Prior Member Non-Commissioned Officer's Association
in Hawaii in 1978; Member of Federal Women's Program Panel at NAVSTA
Treasure Ialnd in 1982; Volunteer for Hawaii Special Olympics; Participant
Carol Kai Bed Race for Handicapped Children in Hawaii; Selected as Navy
Volunteer extra for Magnum P.I. and Hawaiian Heat in Hawaii; Participant
in various charity runnin events in Hawaii and California; Participant
in various sporting events military and civilian (softball, basketball,
bowling, 8-ball pool, volleyball, etc.). Master at Arms Chief Senior
Petty Officer (Navy Police).
Civilian after military retirement: In my civilian career after the
Military: I worked for Homeland Security Emergency Management for the
State of Iowa: I worked the United Flight 232 crash up in Sioux City,
IA in Jul.1989 -dealt with the victims' families and survivors; I worked
the different Ice Storms and Floods throughout the years; and I also
worked the State of Iowa Emergency when 911 hit on Sep.11, 2001, of
which continued for many days. So, I didn't stop with just the Military,
and thought you might want to know a little more about me. I attended
16 Iowa State Emergency Management Agency Certified Courses; Four Federal
Emergency Management Institute Certified Courses; Two Iowa Correctonal
Training Officers Certified Courses; One State of Iowa Service Certificate;
One State of Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Fingerprints Training Certification
Award; One The Joyce Institute DATASPAN Trainer Certification on Postal
Service Award. I also received the "State's Top Achievement Recognition
Award" from Governor Branstad for working the United Flight 232 crash
in Sioux City (It was an Award presented to each of the eight of us
the were involved from State Emergency Management). |