Las Vegas, Nevada
Enlisted - 1987
Completed Service - 2008
Service-Disabled Veteran
Military Occupation Specialties
- 0323 Reconnaissance Marine, Parachute Qualified
- 0451 Parachute Rigger
- 4341 Combat Correspondent
Training
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego CA, 1987
- Basic Journalist Course (DINFOS), 1987
- Range Coaches Course, 1989
- Combat Marksmanship Coaches Course, 1990
- Basic Parachutist Course, Fort Benning, GA, 1991
- Parachute Rigger School, Fort Lee, VA, 1991
- Sergeants Course, Camp Lejeune NC, 1992
- Cold Weather Survival Instructor Course, 1992
- Combat Medical Training School, Camp Lejeune, NC, 1992
- HRST Ropemaster Course, 1992
- Jumpmaster School, 1992
- Operational Emergency Medical Skills (OEMS)/Immediate Casualty Response Course, 1993
- Rappel Master/SPIE Master Course, Camp Lejeune NC, 1995
- JFK Special Warfare School, 1995
- Army Special Forces Free Fall Parachutist Course , 1996
- Dynamic Assault Course, Special Operations Training Group (SOTG), 1998
- Special Missions Training Center, Camp Lejeune NC, 1999
- Expeditionary Warfare Training Group (Atlantic), Norfolk VA, 2000
- Military Free Fall Jumpmaster School, Fort Bragg NC, 2000
- Martial Arts Instructor Course, Camp Pendleton CA, 2001
- Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Black Belt Course, 2001
- Martial Arts Instructor Course, Camp Pendleton CA, 2002
- Joint Personnel Recovery Agency Course, 2008
Military Service
Post-Cold War Era (1991-2000)
- Persian Gulf War (1991)
- Operation Desert Shield
- Operation Desert Storm
- Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim