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Captain Walker is a native of Lineville, AL. He graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in History in 2017 and earned a M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Louisville in 2021. CPT Walker’s first duty assignment was in 1-9 FA, 2ABCT, 3ID of Fort Stewart, GA as a Company Fire Support Officer, Platoon Leader, and Executive Officer. He most recently served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at Howard University. CPT Walker was recently engaged in May of 2021 to his fiancée, Rebecca Irvin. His hobbies include travel, cooking, sports, fitness, and spending time with his two dogs Lucy and Tuck. He is an avid fan of the Auburn Tigers and served as a Tiger Host in the recruiting department for the football team during his college years. War Eagle!
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Second Lieutenant Visser is an active duty Military Intelligence officer. He commissioned from Princeton University Army ROTC in 2020 as a Distinguished Military Graduate and Spirit of Princeton Award recipient, concentrating in the Politics of International Relations. A deferred Schwarzman Scholar to Tsinghua University, Caleb is interested in the intersection of community development and international security, specifically in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. He is committed to cultivating community, nurturing a growth mindset, developing others, and strengthening the team everywhere he serves. Caleb is currently stationed in Germany as a Brigade Tactical Intelligence Officer.
custom title Leah Spangler
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Second Lieutenant Spangler has been a member of the Indiana National Guard for 8 years -6 years as an enlisted soldier, reaching the rank of sergeant, and 2 years as an officer. She commissioned in 2019 as a Field Artillery Officer. She has deployed twice, once to Kuwait in 2018 as an Operations NCO and to Iraq in 2020-2021 as a C-RAM battery executive officer. She has been selected for aviation by the Indiana Guard and will attend flight school as a WO1. She currently serves on active orders supporting the TF COVID mission as a battle captain. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Purdue University in 2019 and her Masters of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Technical Institute in 2022.
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First Lieutenant Son is an active duty Engineer officer stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. She is a retired Division I athlete and received her bachelor’s degree from West Point where she majored in Mechanical Engineering. While at the Academy, she served as the Army Women’s Tennis Team Captain and also held a position as the Patriot League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative. Gloria spent the first half year of her service at West Point operating as an Athletic Intern for the Army West Point Athletic Staff. Currently, she is finishing up her rotation in South Korea as an Engineer Support Platoon Leader and will return to Fort Bliss.
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Captain Slaughter is an active-duty Adjutant General officer currently serving as a military intelligence battalion S1 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. She commissioned in 2013 and holds a Master of Arts from Southern New Hampshire University. Over the past eight years, she has served as an S1 in 101st Airborne Division, 10th Mountain Division, and 25th Infantry Division, as well as the Deputy G1 of Train, Advise, Assist Command-East in Afghanistan. Kourtney has been selected to take command of Headquarters Company, United States Army at Fort Myer, VA in the summer of 2022. She currently lives in Honolulu where she and her husband spend their free time instructing SCUBA courses.
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Captain Sims is a Psychological Operations officer. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and is a Truman Scholar. He has combat and joint experience.
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First Lieutenant Sanchez is a Military Intelligence Officer in the US Army Reserves. Ashley first enlisted in the US Army in 2011. Soon after, In 2016, Ashley commissioned and earned a Bachelors of Science from the University of Houston. Since commissioning, Ashley has been able to operate as an intelligence officer for organizations such as USNORTHCOM, the DEA, and NATO. 1LT Sanchez is currently pursuing a Masters of Global Policy studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and is assigned to the 75th Innovation Command in Houston, Texas.
custom title John Plaziak
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Captain Plaziak commissioned as a Signal Officer branch-detailed Field Artillery from San Diego State University ROTC in 2014. John served as a Troop Fire Support Officer, Platoon Leader, Battalion S4, and Assistant Brigade Fire Support Officer at 1-25 SBCT. After attending the Signal Captains’ Career Course, he was assigned as a Battalion S6 for the 19th Military Police Battalion (CID) and has most recently commanded Alpha Company, 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion. John has participated in one Pacific Pathways rotation and has deployed dozens of signal teams across the Pacific. CPT Plaziak has been selected to serve as an OC/T at the National Training Center.
custom title Bobby Perez
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Captain Perez commissioned out of the ROTC program at Brigham Young University in 2014 where he earned his BA in Latin American Studies. His first assignment was at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA as a Military Police officer. Bobby attended Civil Affairs selection in 2018 and completed the Civil Affairs training pipeline in 2020. Currently, he serves as a Civil Affairs Team Leader in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Academically, he is pursuing his MA in National Security Studies with a Terrorism emphasis from the American Military University with an expected graduation date of April 2022. CPT Perez enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.
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Captain Petersen is from Houston and most recently served as the Aide-de-Camp to the 10th Mountain DCG-S. He graduated in 2017 from the University of Delaware where he received the Alexander J. Taylor award for graduating as the top Male in the class of 2017 and completed a BA in International Relations and Mandarin, and a Master’s degree in Geography focusing on Chinese migration to Africa. In 2017, he was also selected as a Schwarzman Scholar and earned a MA in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University. Micah is the founder of Reviresco, Inc., a nonprofit which works to bridge the civilian-military divide in the US. He is also the founder of an online bowtie company, has run across the United States four times, and is an avid triathlon and marathoner. He strives to live up to Philippians 2:3 in all that he does: “In humility, consider others more significant than yourself.”
