Palau Vice President Elias Camsek Chin
Vice 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. Elias Camsek Chin attended the Electronic Institute of Hawaii, graduating with an AA degree in Electronics Engineering Technology. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he also completed the Reserve Officer Training Corps Curriculum and Education course of Study. In 1975 Second Lieutenant Chin was commissioned in the Armor Corps of the U.S. Army. He later branch transferred to Aviation Corps and spent over 20 years as a U.S. Army combat aviator. Lieutenant Colonel Chin is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Course, United States Army Flight School , Air Ground Operations School , the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College with emphasis on International Relations. He is also a graduate of U.S. Army Airborne School, U.S. Army Ranger School, U.S. Army Motor Officer School, and the U.S. Army Computer School. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merits, the Meritorious Service Medal with 2 nd Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with 2 nd Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Parachutist Badge, Army Master Aviator Badge, and the Ranger Tab. Before retiring from the U.S. military, Lieutenant Colonel Chin served as the Deputy Commander of USAKA (US Army Kwajalein Atoll). On November 2, 2004, Elias Camsek Chin became the Vice President of the Republic of Palau. He is also a family man and shares two children with his wife, Miriam. |
