Commander Gary black is a retired veteran of the United States Navy. He enlisted in the United States Navy when he was eighteen years old and worked as a weapon specialist on board the USS John L. ...view moreCommander Gary black is a retired veteran of the United States Navy. He enlisted in the United States Navy when he was eighteen years old and worked as a weapon specialist on board the USS John L. Hall (FFG-32). He attended GMA School and GMC School in Great Lakes Illinois. He studied BEE in Millington, Tennessee, and that was comprised of electricity and electronics. He studied small arm assembly and disassembly and the operation of the Tartar Guided Missile Launching System Mk 13 Mod IV. Of the weapons he was competent at handling was the Browning Automatic Machine Gun, the M-60, the M-14, and the Springfield Armory Issue .45 caliber pistol. He also was proficient at the M-79 Grenade Launcher. There are four major weapons systems on the FFG Class ships, and they are the five inch fifty-four cannon, the Guided Missile Launching System Mk 13 Mod IV, the Close in Weapon System and the Torpedo Sonar Engagement System. He is married and has three children and three grandchildren who live in Alabama. His children are Savanah, Emily, and Caleb. Savannah has two daughters, Emmalyn and Elli. Emily has a son, Kip. Some of the countries he visited was Israel, Cuba, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, and the Bahama Islands. He flew from Yugoslavia to Pennsylvania when he exited the United States Navy, and briefly visited Sicily and Italy before his career was over. He has an extensive background in telecommunications and has assembled equipment for Bellsouth, Sprint, and Fujitsu. Commander Gary Black lives in San Diego, California. He is forty-five years old. Commander Gary Black’s desire to join in military operations evolved from the bond he had with his grandfathers, who served in World War I. One was a medic, and the other was an infantry soldier stationed in Alaska. They were from Alabama, and both of them were retired servicemen.view less