Santiago, Chile

COUNTRY INFORMATION

MEGA SHIPS STORE
Detachment Photos: SANTIAGO Photo Album
Contact MSG History: Santiago
Map: US Embassy Santiago, Chile
FACEBOOK: MCESG MSGDuty Group
FACEBOOK: MEGA Group

COUNTRY INFORMATION

1823: January 27 - United States recognized the Republic of Chile
1824: April 23 - Established Diplomatic Relations
1914: October 1 - Embassy Status

Presidential visits to Chile
List of Travels SECSTATE to Chile
List of US Ambassadors to Chile
List of Natural Disasters to Chile
List of Terror Incidents in Chile

Together-We-Served: Santiago
U.S. Embassy: Chile
Britannica: Chile
Google: Chile
CIA World Factbook: Chile
Wikipedia: Chile
WikiTravel: Chile
DOS History: Chile
Travel: Chile
Time: Chile
Weather: Chile
Languages: Chile
Phrase Book: Spanish
Google News: Chile

MSG Listing - Together We Served

Cesar Barraza, 2007-10 Santiago, Lagos, Zagreb (LinkedIn)
Kevin Bell 1980-83 Quito, Santiago
Martin P. Brady, 1980-82 Bucharest, Santiago
Jaime Bustamante 1999-01 Islamabad, Santiago
Joe Califa 2004-08 Santiago, Havana, Lisbon (FaceBook)
Jess G.. Camp 1997-99 Riyadh, Santiago
Steve Carey,1981-84 San Salvador, Santiago (Clay.Earth)
Andres Chavira 1994-06 Mali, Santiago (DVDS) (LinkedIn)
Nick Cook, 2001-03 Santiago, Bamako
Clifford Corrie 1977-79 Amman, Santiago
Bruce W. Daye 2005-07 Doha, Santiago
Richard Decker, 1981-84 Beirut, Santiago
Michael Fray, 1995-97 Kathmandu, Santiago
Jason Hill 1999-00 Santiago (LinkedIn)
E.L. Hodges 1977-80 Lagos, Santiago
Eric Howe 1989-93 Panama City, Belgrade, Santiago (LinkedIn) (FaceBook)
Weslie Jackson 2001-03 Bujumbura, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)
Patrick Lynn Kimble 1997-98(Detachment Commander) Santiago, Djibouti, Dar Es Salaam (LinkedIn) (Marines.mil)
2008-11 MCESG Sergeant Major / 1993 -MSGBN Legal Chief
Christopher Lewis, 2006-07 Santiago, Baghdad
Justin M. Maloney 2005-08 Bridgetown, Karachi, Santiago
John F O'Ryan, 1978-80 Accra, Santiago
Ramiro Olmos 1999-02 Moscow, Santiago, Damascus, Islamabad (DVIDS) (Defense.gov)
Aaron Penning 1996-99 Santiago, Hong Kong (Contego Training)
Floydie Rodney 2001-05 Conakry, Bucharest, Santiago (LinkedIn)
Val Schaefer 1999-2002 Colombo, Santiago (Facebook) (LinkedIn)
Kent Schaffer 1983-86 Keflavik, Santiago
Ray Scoville, 1979-81 Santiago, Tegucigalpa (LinkedIn)
Ryan Shanahan 2001-03 Karachi, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)
David Shook 1978-80 Port Au Prince, Bridgetown / 1984-87 (Detachment Commander) Monrovia, Santiago *Deceased
Donn A. Van Deren 1983-85 Tunis, Santiago / 1989-92 (Detachment Commander) Kinshasa, Port Au Prince, Quito
William Velez 2004-07 Lagos, Singapore, Caracus, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)
Jeffrey A. Wagner 1991-94 Ndjamena, Santiago
Benjamin Wall 1993-95 Sofia, Santiago
Simon Wellman 1990-92 Santiago, Mexico City
Tim (TJ) Wood 1984-88 New Delhi, Santiago (LinkedIn)

MSG LISTING - (Legacy MSG History)

Barham, GySgt. (78-78) NCOIC
Cesar Barraza (07-08) (LinkedIn)
Edward G. Becher (83-85) (Alabama Marine Corps League)
Kevin Bell (81-82) (LinkedIn)
Guillermo Borges (78-78)
Marin Brady (81-82)
John Joseph Breen Jr., (65)
Jaime Bustamante (00-01)
Joe Califa (04-05)
Jess Camp (98-99)
Walter Cappola (81-82)
Carter, Allen, Cpl. (78-78)
Cemel, Cpl. (78-78)
Chavira, Andres (95-96)
Cook, Nick (01-02)
Corrie, Clifford (78-79)
Davis, Michael, Sgt. (78-78)
Daye, Bruce (05-06)
Decker, Richard F. (83-84)
DeLeon, (?) (66)
Disher, William H., MSgt. (51-52) NCOIC
Dodds, Cpl. (78-78)
Elliot III, Charles W. (87-88)
England, (?) (64)
Fray, Michael (96-97)
Galguera, Isidor (83-85)
Geisse, Matt (81-82)
Guest, Larry (67-68)
Hanenberg, John H. (?)
Hill, Jason (99-00)
Hollingsworth, (?) (65)
Howe, Eric (92-93)
Jackson, Weslie (02-03)
Kern, Kevin J. (02-04)
Kirkland, Kevin B. (?)
Lagud, (?) (64)
Lampas, Vladimir, Sgt. (78-78)
Lewis, Christopher (06-07)
Maddox, Angus W. (61)
Maloney, Justin (07-08)
Manypenny, (?) (66)
McHugh, Richrad J. (65)
Myers, (?) (62)
Olmor, Ramiro (00-01)
O'Ryan, John (79-80)
Peterson, Sgt. (78-78)
Richards, Rodney S. (82-84)
Rieger, Robert (86-87)
Rodnet, Floydie (03-05)
Sargent, (?) (69)
Schaefer, Val (00-02)
Scoville, Ray (79-80)
Shanahan, Ryan (02-03)
Shook, David (86-87)
Storm, Paul (77-78)
Sundstrum, Brett S. (80-81)
Tipton, John P. (78-79)
Van Deren, Donn (84-85)
Wagner, Jeffrey (92-94)
Walker (?) (62)
Wall, Benjamin (94-95)
Wellman, Simon (90-91)
Williams, Vincent F. (61)
Womack, Darrell Allan (70-72)
Wood, Tim J. (85-86)
Woods, Sgt. (78-78)
Wright, Raymond F. (?)

DETACHMENT HISTORY

2024
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:

2023
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Demonstrators in Chile rally outside US embassy in support of Palestinians in Gaza

2021
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:

A Brutally Honest Interview of Expat Life in Chile (2020) | Expats Everywhere
5 Things I WISH I had known BEFORE moving to Chile

2010
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:

U.S. vs Algeria World Cup 2010 at U.S. Embassy in Santiago

March 3: Search for Americans Continues Following Quake

2008
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Cesar Barraza, 2007-10 Santiago, Lagos, Zagreb (LinkedIn)
Justin M. Maloney 2005-08 Bridgetown, Karachi, Santiago
Cesar Barraza (07-08) (LinkedIn)

2007
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Bruce W. Daye 2005-07 Doha, Santiago
Cesar Barraza, 2007-10 Santiago, Lagos, Zagreb (LinkedIn)
Christopher Lewis, 2006-07 Santiago, Baghdad
William Velez 2004-07 Lagos, Singapore, Caracus, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)
Cesar Barraza (07-08) (LinkedIn)

2006
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Andres Chavira 1994-06 Mali, Santiago (DVDS) (LinkedIn)
Bruce W. Daye 2005-07 Doha, Santiago
Christopher Lewis, 2006-07 Santiago, Baghdad
William Velez 2004-07 Lagos, Singapore, Caracus, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)

2005
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Andres Chavira 1994-06 Mali, Santiago (DVDS) (LinkedIn)
Floydie Rodney 2001-05 Conakry, Bucharest, Santiago (LinkedIn)
Joe Califa 2004-08 Santiago, Havana, Lisbon (FaceBook)

2004
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Floydie Rodney 2001-05 Conakry, Bucharest, Santiago (LinkedIn)
Joe Califa 2004-08 Santiago, Havana, Lisbon (FaceBook)

2003
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Weslie Jackson 2001-03 Bujumbura, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)
Ryan Shanahan 2001-03 Karachi, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)

2002
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Nick Cook, 2001-03 Santiago, Bamako
Weslie Jackson 2001-03 Bujumbura, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)
Val Schaefer 1999-2002 Colombo, Santiago (Facebook) (LinkedIn)
Ryan Shanahan 2001-03 Karachi, Santiago (LinkedIn) (Facebook)

2001
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Nick Cook, 2001-03 Santiago, Bamako
Val Schaefer 1999-2002 Colombo, Santiago (Facebook) (LinkedIn)

2001
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Jaime Bustamante 1999-01 Islamabad, Santiago
Ramiro Olmos 1999-02 Moscow, Santiago, Damascus, Islamabad (DVIDS) (Defense.gov)

2000
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Jaime Bustamante 1999-01 Islamabad, Santiago
Jason Hill 1999-00 Santiago
Ramiro Olmos 1999-02 Moscow, Santiago, Damascus, Islamabad (DVIDS) (Defense.gov)

1999
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Jess G.. Camp 1997-99 Riyadh, Santiago

1998
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Jess G.. Camp 1997-99 Riyadh, Santiago
Jason Hill 1999-00 Santiago

1997
Detachment Commander:
Patrick Lynn Kimble 1997-98 Santiago, Djibouti, Dar Es Salaam (LinkedIn) (Marines.mil) / 2008-11 MCESG Sergeant Major
1993 -MSGBN Legal Chief
Watchstanders:
Michael Fray, 1995-97 Kathmandu, Santiago
Aaron Penning 1996-99 Santiago, Hong Kong (Contego Training)

1996
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Michael Fray, 1995-97 Kathmandu, Santiago
Aaron Penning 1996-99 Santiago, Hong Kong (Contego Training)

1995
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Donn A. Van Deren 1983-85 Tunis, Santiago / 1989-92 (Detachment Commander) Kinshasa, Port Au Prince, Quito
Benjamin Wall 1993-95 Sofia, Santiago

1994
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Jeffrey A. Wagner 1991-94 Ndjamena, Santiago
Benjamin Wall 1993-95 Sofia, Santiago

1993
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Eric Howe 1989-93 Panama City, Belgrade, Santiago (LinkedIn) (FaceBook)
Jeffrey A. Wagner 1991-94 Ndjamena, Santiago

1992
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Eric Howe 1989-93 Panama City, Belgrade, Santiago (LinkedIn) (FaceBook)

1991
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Simon Wellman 1990-92 Santiago, Mexico City

1990
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Simon Wellman 1990-92 Santiago, Mexico City

1989
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:

1988
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Tim (TJ) Wood 1984-88 New Delhi, Santiago (LinkedIn)

1987
Detachment Commander:
David Shook 1978-80 Port Au Prince, Bridgetown / 1984-87 (Detachment Commander) Monrovia, Santiago *Deceased
Watchstanders:
Tim (TJ) Wood 1984-88 New Delhi, Santiago (LinkedIn)

1986
Detachment Commander
David Shook 1978-80 Port Au Prince, Bridgetown / 1984-87 (Detachment Commander) Monrovia, Santiago *Deceased
Watchstanders:
Kent Schaffer 1983-86 Keflavik, Santiago

1985
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Kent Schaffer 1983-86 Keflavik, Santiago
Edward G. Becher (83-85) (Alabama Marine Corps League)

1984
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Steve Carey,1981-84 San Salvador, Santiago (Clay.Earth)
Richard Decker, 1981-84 Beirut, Santiago
Edward G. Becher (83-85) (Alabama Marine Corps League)

1983
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Kevin Bell 1980-83 Quito, Santiago
Steve Carey,1981-84 San Salvador, Santiago (Clay.Earth)
Richard Decker, 1981-84 Beirut, Santiago
Edward G. Becher (83-85) (Alabama Marine Corps League)

1982
NCOIC::
Watchstanders:
Kevin Bell 1980-83 Quito, Santiago
Martin P. Brady, 1980-82 Bucharest, Santiago
Kevin Bell (81-82) (LinkedIn)
Marin Brady (81-82)
Walter Cappola (81-82)

1981
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Kevin Bell (81-82) (LinkedIn)
Marin Brady (81-82)
Walter Cappola (81-82)

1980
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
E.L. Hodges 1977-80 Lagos, Santiago
John F O'Ryan, 1978-80 Accra, Santiago (USMC Distinguished Marksman)

1979
NCOIC:
Barham, GySgt. (78-78) NCOIC
Watchstanders:
E.L. Hodges 1977-80 Lagos, Santiago
Ray Scoville, 1979-81 Santiago, Tegucigalpa (LinkedIn)

1978
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Storm, Paul (77-78)
Guillermo Borges (78-78)

1977
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Storm, Paul (77-78)

1965
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
John Joseph Breen Jr., (65)

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