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Lieutenant Colonel Kimberly E. Page

LTC Kimberly Elizabeth Page assumed duties as the Professor of Military Science for the University of South Florida’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps in July 2023. LTC Page graduated from Fordham University in May 2006. While at Fordham, she participated in the New York City Army ROTC program and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps.

Her first assignment was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. While in Iraq, LTC Page served as the Distribution Platoon Leader and Executive Officer for Echo Forward Support Company, 2-14 Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Division. Following the Captain’s Career Course, she was assigned to 4th Quartermaster Detachment (ABN), Fort Richardson, Alaska where she commanded the only Aerial Delivery Detachment supporting the Pacific Command. LTC Page was then chosen to command the deploying 109th Transportation Company through a successful 12 month deployment to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom 10-11).

Following command, LTC Page was selected to teach in the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department at the United States Military Academy. She attended Columbia University 2012-2014, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Psychology. LTC Page achieved the academic rank of Assistant Professor during her three year tour as a General Psychology (PL100) Instructor. LTC Page attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and then served as an Executive Officer and Operation Officer in the 23d QM BDE. Following KD, she served as the Plans Officer for the CG’s Planning Group (CASCOM/SCOE). Prior to assuming the duties as the Professor of Military Science at University of South Florida, LTC Page served as the Director for the Army Food Program / Joint Culinary Center of Excellence (JCCoE).

LTC Page attended numerous military schools and courses to include the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course; the U.S. Army Airborne Course; the U.S. Army Pathfinder Course; the Aerial Deliver and Material Officer Course (Distinguished Graduate); the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (Commandant’s List), the Support Operations Officer Course; and the resident Command and General Staff College – Intermediate Level Education (Commandant’s List).

She is married to CW4(R) Ronald Page and they have three children: Ronnie (10), Bradley (9), and Hazel (8).

Master Sergeant Levon S. Sains

MSG Sains, LeVon was born in Paducah, Kentucky. He enlisted in the United States Army on November 11th 1999. He graduated Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO where he was awarded the primary MOS 12B Combat Engineer. 

MSG Sains is Married to his wife of 21 Years Marquita Sains and has two daughters Jamise Sains (19) and Aniya Sains (13)

His Previous assignments are: First Sergeant, HHC 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB) Fort Stewart, GA; First Sergeant, Alpha Company 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB) Fort Stewart, GA; Battalion Operations Sergeant, 84th Engineer Battalion (EN BN), Schofield Barracks, HI; Platoon Sergeant, 95th Engineer Company, Schofield Barracks, HI; Construction Operations Sergeant, 130th Engineer Battalion, Schofield Barracks, HI; Platoon Sergeant, Alpha Company 3-1 STB, Fort Knox, Ky; Squad Leader Alpha Company 3-1 STB, Fort Knox, Ky; Instructor/Writer, HHD 35th Engineer Battalion (EN BN), Fort Leonard Wood, Mo; Squad Leader, Alpha Company 40th Engineer Battalion (EN BN) Baumholder, GE; Team Leader, Bravo Company 16th Engineer Battalion (EN BN) Geissen Germany; Dismount Combat Engineer, Bravo Company 1st Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Ks. His combat deployments include two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, two tours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). MSG Sains has served multiple overseas tours in South Korea and Kuwait. 

His military education includes Basic Leader course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, Company Commander/ First Sergeant Pre Command Course Joint Engineer Operations Course, Asia Pacific Orientation course, Battle Staff, Route Reconnaissance/Clearance Operators Course, Sapper Leader Course, Mobile Retention Training Course, SHARP course, Combat Lifesavers Course, Basic Instructor Course, HAZMAT Certifier Course and Combatives Level One Course. 

MSG Sains’ awards and decorations include Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, ARCOM with Valor, ARCOM with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Navy Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (5th Award) National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars), Korea Defense Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Development Ribbon with Numeral Three, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral two, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Sapper Leader Tab.  

MSG Sains is the recipient of the Bronze Defluery Medal and Army Combat Engineer Squad Leader of the year (ACES) 2008 for the 40th Engineer Battalion.

Major Scott R. Stoppelbein

MAJ Scott R. Stoppelbein is a native of Boca Raton, FL. He attended college at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, OH where he graduated with a B.S. in Sports Administration. He joined the U.S. Army through Fort Jackson’s Basic Entry Training in 2009. He commissioned as an Infantry Officer from the Army Officer Candidate School in 2010 at Fort Moore (Benning), Ga and subsequently complete the Infantry Basic Officer Leaders Course before his first operational assignment.

His assignments include Platoon Leader of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2/35 Infantry Battalion at Schofield Barracks, HI; Executive Officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Moore, Ga; Chief of Operations for 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 10th MTN DIV (LI); Commander of HHC, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1BCT, 10th MTN DIV (LI); Observer, Coach, and Trainer for Tarantula (Airborne) Team, National Training Center, CA; Executive Officer of 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Training Brigade, Fort Moore, GA.

He deployed with the 2/35IN, 3BCT, 25th Infantry Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom XII-XIII, 2011-2012 in Kunar, Afghanistan as a Company Intelligence Support Team Leader, Platoon Leader, and Brigade Battle Captain.

MAJ Stoppelbein’s military education includes Basic Entry Training, Officer Candidate School, Infantry Basic Officer Leaders Course, Maneuver Captains Career Course, Command General Staff College’s Intermediate Level Education, Airborne, Air Assault, Pathfinder, Rappel Master, Close Quarters Marksmanship, Military Advisor Training Academy, and Common Facilitator Development Instructor Course. His civilian education includes a Master’s of Science Administration in Leadership from Central Michigan University.

MAJ Stoppelbein’s awards include the Military Service Medal with 2 Oak Leave Cluster (OLC), Army Commendation Medal with 2 OLC, 1 for Heroism, Army Achievement Medal with 2 OLC, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 2 campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 2 device, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Pathfinder Badge. He has earned unit awards of Valorous Unit Award and Meritorious Unit Citation. He is also awarded the Infantry Branch’s Order of Saint Maurice.  

MAJ Stoppelbein is supported by his loving wife Angelique Stoppelbein and two daughters Elise and Vivian.

Captain John C. Jensen

Captain John C. Jensen spent most of his youth in Passaic County, NJ. He began his military career when he enlisted in the New Jersey National Guard in 1998 and served as an Aviation Avionics Mechanic. He spent six years in the NJ National Guard and during that time he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Rutgers University. Shortly after graduation, he requested to be conditionally released from the NJ National Guard to serve on active duty and the release was granted. In 2005, he reclassified to an Infantryman and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. He spent six years as a Paratrooper with the Falcon Brigade deploying twice to Iraq, once in 2007-2008 for OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and another in 2011 for OPERATION NEW DAWN. After returning from New Dawn, he applied and was awarded a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship.

CPT Jensen commissioned as an Infantry officer through Fayetteville State University in 2014, receiving a second bachelor’s degree in Art History. He was again assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, this time with the 1st Brigade Combat Team (1BCT). During his time in the Devil Brigade, CPT Jensen served as an Infantry Platoon Leader, Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, and Battalion S3 Air Officer. He deployed to Afghanistan in support of OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, from 2017 to 2018, where he led an Infantry Platoon stationed at Kandahar Airfield. His Platoon's assigned missions included security operations for advise and assist personnel, ground defense patrols, and quick reaction force. In 2018 CPT Jensen applied for a branch transfer to the Signal Corps through the voluntary transfer incentive program (VTIP) and was accepted. After returning from Afghanistan, following his promotion to Captain, he interviewed and was offered the Battalion Signal Officer position at 3-319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 1BCT, 82nd ABN. He spent just over a year as the BN S-6 OIC before heading to the Signal Captain’s Career Course (SCCC) at Fort Gordon in September of 2019. CPT Jensen completed SCCC as the Distinguished Honor Graduate and was then assigned to command the United States Army Signal School Detachment at Fort Meade. After a successful Command, he was nominated to serve as the Communications Officer to the Commander at U.S. Central Command and served for both General Kenneth F. McKenzie (RET) and General Michael E. Kurilla. 

CPT Jensen is supported by his wife Amanda Nichole Jensen of Wilkesboro, NC and she is also a military veteran. They have an eleven year old daughter named Lilian Grace Jensen.

CPT Jensen's military education includes the U.S. Army Ranger School, U.S. Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leader Course (RSLC), and the U.S. Army Reconnaissance Course. He has attained a master rating in Airborne, Air Assault and Fast Rope Operations. He fulfilled the requirements in order to wear the Expert Infantryman Badge and Combat Infantryman Badge. 

CPT Jensen holds certifications for instruction from the United States Army Cadet Command’s Master Educator Course and Common Faculty Development – Instructor Course. 

CPT Jensen has received multiple U.S. Army and Joint Service awards which include a Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal with Valor. He has received Campaign medals for his deployments and a Humanitarian Service Medal for efforts during the non-combatant evacuation operation in Afghanistan in 2021. 

Captain Douglas E. Davis Jr.

Captain Douglas E. Davis Jr was born in Portsmouth, VA.  He enlisted in the Army in June 2004 as a Petroleum Supply Specialist.  He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree of Applied Science from Texas A&M University- Central Texas.  CPT Davis earned his Regular Army commission in the Transportation Corps in 2014.

CPT Davis’s previous assignments include; HHT, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) (Fort Carson, CO) 2004-2006; 108th Quartermaster Company, 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 49th Quartermaster Group  (Fort Lee, VA) 2006-2009; HHC, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, Neutralize (ODIN) (Fort Hood, TX) 2009-2010; 108th Quartermaster Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade (Fort Hood, TX) 2010-2012; 259th Movement Control Team (2014-2015) and 297th Transportation Company (2015-2017),  49th Transportation Battalion, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (Fort Hood, TX).  He commanded the Mobile Army Recruiting Company (2018-2020).

His deployments include combat tours to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005-2006 where he supported the Battle of Tal Afar with ammunition and fuel resupply.  He deployed again to Iraq while assigned to Task Force ODIN in 2010 where he provided fix-wing refuel operations.  CPT Davis also served as the Task Force Truck battle captain in support of humanitarian relief efforts in Houston, TX in response to Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

CPT Davis military education includes: Transportation Basic Officer Leadership Course and Combined Logistics Captains Career Course.  His civilian education includes a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business (Texas A&M University-Central Texas).

CPT Davis’s awards include the Army Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf cluster, Iraqi Campaign Medal with two stars, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Master Sergeant (Ret) Jason S. Hall

Master Sergeant (Ret) Jason Hall entered the Army in September 1993 from Sarasota, FL. He completed basic training at Fort Knox, KY as a tank crewman.

MSG (Ret) Hall’s first assignment was to 1-64 Armor in Friedberg, Germany serving as an M1 Abrams tank crewman. He was then assigned to 1-12 CAV in Fort Hood Texas serving as a tank gunner and deploying to Bosnia. After a tour as an Army recruiter in Stillwater, OK he was assigned to 1-64 AR in Fort Stewart, GA. serving as a tank commander and Platoon Sergeant.  MSG (Ret) Hall Deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom twice in 2002 and 2005. In April of 2002 MSG (Ret) Hall was a member of the first American forces to enter Baghdad seizing key terrain in what is now known as the “Thunder Run”.  

MSG (Ret) Hall returned to Fort Knox in 2006 serving as an instructor training new tank crewman. In 2009 he returned to Iraq for a 3rd time, serving in transition team training Iraqi police forces in Mosul, Iraq. Upon redeployment from Iraq MSG (Ret) Hall was assigned as a First Sergeant in 1-30 Infantry with the 3rd Infantry Division.  In 2011 he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom operating in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province.

In 2014 MSG (Ret) Hall was assigned to the Cornell University ROTC program serving as the Senior Military Instructor.  In 2016 he was assigned as an instructor at the University of South Florida ROTC program. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star medal with “V” device and the Purple Heart medal with oak leaf cluster.  He is married to the former Dana Singer of Sarasota, FL. They have a 19 year old daughter Nicole and a 15 year old Son Andrew.  

Master Sergeant Michael M. Ellender

MSG Michael Ellender was born in Ulster, New York on November 14, 1981. He enlisted in the United States Army on May 19, 1999.  SFC Ellender attended basic training and advanced training to become an ammunition specialist (55B) and later reclassed to Infantryman (11B) in May 2005.

MSG Ellender’s previous assignments include ammunition specialist with 1st SFG (A), Ft. Lewis, WA; Sniper, HHC, 1/508th 82nd Airborne Division Ft. Bragg, NC; Gunner, D CO 11/508th 82nd Airborne Division Ft. Bragg, NC; Team Leader, D CO 1/508th 82nd Airborne Division Ft. Bragg, NC; Team Leader, D CO 2/503rd 173rd Caserma Ederle, Italy; Section Leader, D CO 2/503rd 173rd Caserma Ederle, Italy; Recruiter, Boston, MA; Platoon Sergeant, A CO 2/2 10th Mountain Division Ft. Polk, LA; Weapons Squad Leader, C CO 2/2 10th Mountain Division Ft. Polk, LA; Platoon Sergeant, D CO 2/2 10th Mountain Division Ft. Polk, LA; Platoon Sergeant, United Nations Command Honor Guard USAG Humphreys, South Korea; Operations Sergeant, G-37 8th Army USAG Humphreys, South Korea. His combat deployments include two tours in Afghanistan and one tour in Iraq.

 MSG Ellender’s military education includes Basic Leader course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, Master Leaders Course, Company Commander/ First Sergeant Pre-Command Course, Anti-Terrorism Officer Basic Course, Heavy Weapons Leaders Course, SERE, SHARP Course, Master Resilience Trainer Course, EO Course, Air Assault, Airborne, Army Recruiter Course, Combatives Level 1 and 2, Combat Life Savers Course, Army Field Sanitation Course, and Hazmat Transportation Course, Basic Instructors Course. 

MSG Ellender’s awards and decorations include Defense Meritorious Service Medal, ARCOM with C Device, ARCOM with nine oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Award (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Development Ribbon with Numeral Three, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral four, NATO Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Italian Jump Wings. MSG Ellender is also the recipient of the Centurion Medal from the Order of Saint Maurice and has been inducted as a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.

Sergeant First Class Corey B. Irwin

SFC Corey Irwin was born in Elmira, NY and entered the Army in July 2009.  He attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, GA.

He is happily married to Ashley Irwin and they have three children, Lydia, Hudson, and Ivy.

SFC Irwin’s assignments include Rose Barracks Germany; Fort Drum, NY(x2); Fort Jackson, SC; He deployed three times to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom Sentinel.

His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (1 oak leaf cluster), Army Commendation Medal (6 oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal (5 oak leaf clusters), Good Conduct Medal (4th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral 2), Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, Senior Army Instructor Badge, and Air Assault Badge.

SFC Irwin’s Military education includes Senior Leaders Course, United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy, Drill Sergeant Leader Certification, Master Educator Course, Air Assault School, SHARP Certification Course, Common Faculty Development Program-Instructor Course ,  Tactical Combatives Course leval 1 and 2.

SFC Irwin has earned is Associates in Arts in Supervision and Management and is currently working on his Bachelors in Business administration in Medical Administration.

Mr. Jeff Livingston

MAJ (Ret) Jeffrey Livingston entered the Army on 17 October 1988 at Ft. Benning Georgia as an enlisted Infantryman.  Upon completion of Basic and AIT he was assigned as a grenadier in the 1/508 Airborne in Ft. Kobbe Panama; “Operation Just Cause”. His next assignment was with the 2/504 Parachute Infantry Regiment in Ft. Bragg North Carolina where he served as a Squad Leader. 

While assigned to the “White Devils” he deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for Operation ‘Desert Watch’.  His next assignment was with 1/72 Armor Battalion in the Republic of South Korea where he served as a sniper team leader.  He then PCS’d to Ft. Benning Georgia as an Instructor in the United States Army Airborne School.  While stationed at Ft. Benning he attended Officer Candidate School earning his commission on 23 November 2000 as a Quartermaster 2LT.

MAJ (Ret) Livingston’s assignments were as the General Equipment Platoon Leader of the 565th Quartermaster Company, Company Commander and Battalion S4 in the 704th DSB 4th Infantry Division where he deployed in support of OIF I.  He was the Brigade S4 for the Air Traffic Services Command (ATSCOM) in Ft Rucker AL, where he deployed in support of OIF 5. Upon redeployment he served as Echo Company Commander (Riggers) 1st 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Ft. Benning.  While stationed at Ft. Stewart Georgia he served as the Brigade Support Operations (SPO) Transportation Officer for the 3rd Sustainment BDE, Special Troops Battalion S3 (OIF-10 and Operation New Dawn) and his culminating assignment as Special Troops Battalion Executive Officer.

 MAJ (Ret) Livingston’s military education: Basic Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Light Leaders Course, Jumpmaster Course, Air Movement Operation, Pathfinder Course, PLDC, BNCOC, Arial Delivery Material Officers Course (ADMOC), Officer, Candidate School, Quartermaster Officer, Basic Course and Officer Advanced Course.  He is a graduate of Troy State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, MSM 3OLC, ARCOM 5OLC, AAM 9 OLC, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Rigger Badge.

Captain Andrew J. Gauthier

CPT Andrew J. Gauthier is originally from Palm City, FL, and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the University of Southern Florida in 2015 where he received a Bachelors of Science Degree in  Biology with a Cellular and Molecular concentration.  

Upon completion of the Engineer Officer Basic Course, CPT Gauthier was assigned to the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 3nd Cavalry Regiment in Fort Hood, Texas.There, he served as the Assistant S3, as a Platoon Leader in Alpha “Ares” Troop in the Mobility Support Platoon, and later as the Company Executive Officer . Following the assignment to 3CR, CPT Gauthier was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to attend the Engineer Captains Career Course and the Professional Degree Program, where he earned a Masters Degree in Engineer Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology.  

CPT Gauthier was then sent to Fort Stewart,GA, where he was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, where he served as the Battalion Assistant S3 for Current Operations in the unit deployment to the Republic of Korea before taking command of the 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company.  In February of 2022, CPT Gauthier deployed HHC in support of a no-notice Immediate Response Force deployment to Germany assisting in Operation European Assure, Deter, Reinforce, which culminated in the Company participating in Operation Combined Resolve 17 at Hohenfels, Germany.  

CPT Gauthier is a graduate of both the Engineer Officer Basic Course and the Engineer Captains Career Course.His awards and decorations include two Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.

Sergeant First Class Justina Z. Lujan

SFC Justina Lujan entered the Army National Guard in January 2009 from St. Petersburg, FL as a 68W combat medic. She graduated Basic training at Fort Jackson, SC and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

In 2010 she deployed as a combat medic with the 53rd Infantry Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After her deployment she was promoted and reclassed to serve as a 68F, physical therapy NCO with C-MED 53rd SPT BN.  In 2012 she was brought on state active-duty orders in support of Florida’s Army National Guard Counterdrug Program, where she served as an intel analyst working alongside federal and state agencies to combat drug and human trafficking. In 2015, SFC Lujan joined the Active Guard Reserve Program with the Recruiting and Retention BN and reclassed as a 79T Recruiting and Retention NCO, where she recruited for various locations in central Florida. While  recruiting in Pinellas County, she also volunteered her time as the assistant basketball coach for Northeast High School from 2018-2021. She is currently serving as the On Campus Recruiter for the University of South Florida where she specializes in recruiting and managing soldiers in the Simultaneous Membership Program.

SFC Lujan’s Army education includes the Senior Leader Course, Basic Combatives Course, Master Resilience Course, Drill Sergeant Course, Advanced Leader Course, Career Recruiter Course, Warrior Leader Course, BDE Combat Team Trauma Course, Physical Therapy Assistant Course, Health Care Specialist Course.

Her awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (w/three oak leaf cluster), National Defense Medal, Non-Commissioned Professional Development Ribbon (w/the number three), Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expedition Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (w/four oakleafs), Florida Commendation Medal, Florida Service Ribbon, Florida Recruiting Ribbon, Drill Sergeant Badge and Army National Guard Master Recruiter Badge.

Mr. John Baldetti

Mr. John Baldetti is a native of Dunedin, Florida where he graduated from Dunedin High School in 1986. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1988 as a Fuel and Electrical Systems Repairer. His first assignment was with 2nd MST, 2 ACR in Bamberg Germany, during which he deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Storm. In 1992, he was assigned to Fort Lewis Washington with 542nd Maintenance Company as a Senior Electrical Systems Supervisor. In 1997, Mr. Baldetti then transferred to 702nd MSB in Camp Casey Korea.

In 1998, he then relocated to Fort Campbell Kentucky as a Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor, Technical Inspector, and Platoon Sergeant. He was next assigned to the Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland from 2000 through 2004 as a Small Group Leader/Instructor for the Basic and Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course. He then proceeded to Schofield Barracks Hawaii where was assigned to 536th Maintenance Company as a Maintenance Team Leader. He then transferred to HHC 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Schofield Barracks Hawaii as the Battalion Operations NCOIC where he deployed to Iraq in support of the global war on terrorism from 2004 to 2005. Upon redeployment, 17th CSSB was relocating to Fort Richardson Alaska in 2006 and Mr. Baldetti volunteered to be a member of the small cadre that executed the move. Upon arrival in Alaska, the 17th CSSB deployed for 15 months to Iraq and Mr. Baldetti supervised the Battalion Tactical Operations Center as the Battalion Operations Sergeant. He retired from the Army on 1 September 2009 after serving 21 years of continuous active duty.

Mr. Baldetti’s military schools include Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Air Assault Course, Battle Staff NCO Course, Support Operations Course, Total Army Instructor Training Course, and Systems Approach to Training Course.

Mr. Baldetti’s Awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC), Valorous Unit Award, Good Conduct Award (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal w/Bronze Star, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/Bronze Service Star (3rd Award), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal w/Campaign Star, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3rd Award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5th Award), Kuwaiti Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwaiti Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Air Assault Badge, and Driver and Mechanic Badge (Mechanic).

Ms. Debbie Dilley

Ms. Debbie Dilley was born and raised in Atlanta, Ga. She graduated High School. From May 1979 to May 1992 served in the US Army. In January 1994 to Present, started working for the government as a government federal employee.

She has one son and one grandson.

Mr. Albert (Casey) J. Guest

Mr. Casey Guest, retired from a 20 year career in the U.S. Army on 31 Oct 2008 as a Master Gunner. In February 2010 to present he has worked for Cadet Command in both 7th and 6th Brigade.