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Military Profile Highlights
Palau Vice President Elias Camsek ChinVice President Elias Camsek Chin is a career military man with 23 years of distinguished service achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army before retiring. During his tour of duty, he was an Army officer serving in the Armor Corps and Aviation Corps, where he spent over 20 years as a U.S. Army combat aviator. Lieutenant Colonel Chin is rated in both fixed wing aircrafts and rotor wing (helicopter) aircrafts with over 3,000 flight hours. More Command Sgt. Maj. Ioakimo Falaniko retires after 32 years; Last 5 years dedicated to Son, Fallen in Operation Iraqi FreedomExcerpted from SamoaNews.Com (By Major Laupola) SamoaNews.com (September 26, 2008) – Thirty-two years of distinguished served in the United States Army was feted and celebrated when Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Ioakimo Falaniko, originally of American Samoa, retired on September 19, 2008. His service was recognized at a retirement/change of responsibility ceremony at Gammon Field, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, in a ceremony presided by Major General William McCoy, Commanding General US Army Maneuver Support Center & Fort Leonard Wood. More
Twenty-nine Recruits from FSM Join the U.S. ArmyKolonia, Pohnpei (June 27, 2008) - On June 24 and 26, twenty-nine young Micronesians took their oath of enlistment in the U.S. Army during ceremonies at Oceanview Plaza in Pohnpei. All were sworn in by U.S. Army Captain Elizabeth Powers, Commander of the Military Entrance Processing Station in Honolulu. More Local Samoan Boy Playing Key Role in Military Communications in BaghdadLocal boy U.S. Army Specialist Benjamin Taai of American Samoa is playing a key role in a complex system of military communications that includes information sharing for more than 12,000 soldiers, civilians, and foreign military forces as Multi-National Division Baghdad (MND-B) Webmaster. More Sergeant Paul M. MurphyOffice of Insular Affairs (August 19, 2008): Sgt. Murphy, 26, from Saipan, served in the US Army for four years starting in 2003. He was at Fort Benning, GA and was with the 3rd Ranger Battalion. Serving in the US Armed Forces was Murphy's childhood dream and he cherishes the most the friendships he made while in the military. OIA Intern Earns Commission into the United States ArmyWashington D.C. (August 18, 2008): Former OIA Intern, Randy P. Mendoza of the CNMI, was recently commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. 2LT Mendoza also completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at George Mason University. OIA Staffer Randy Beffrey, a Reserve Army Officer, had the honor of administering the oath of office. Mendoza was assisted by his sisters Raquel and Rhonda at his ROTC commissioning ceremony at George Mason University. Originally from Saipan, he is the son of Elizabeth & Alfredo Mendoza. His brother Ryan is currently serving in the Army in Iraq. (August
2008): Sergeant Scott E. Cruz from Guam has deployed with the
Guam National Guard to Afghanistan.
(May 2008): U.S. Army Sergeant Renster B. Joel, a human resources sergeant with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR – Nightstalkers) in Fort Campbell, Kentucky was named NCO of the Year in a special competition held at Fort Campbell on May 8, 2008. He and a fellow Nightstalker will be representing the 160th SOAR in the 2008 U.S. Army Special Operations Command NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sergeant Joel hails from the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. More Specialist Stevick A. EdwinOffice of Insular Affairs (May 21, 2008): Specialist Edwin, 37, from Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, enlisted in the U.S. Army to help pay for college and to see the world. He was in the military from 1988-1992. Edwin attended basic training at Fort Jackson, SC and was stationed in Nuremberg, Germany and later in Utah. Mr. Edwin is an elected legislator in the Pohnpei State Legislature. Additional Military Profile Highlights
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