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Colonel John Dirk is a native of Texas. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he was a Trident Scholar and conducted independent research into the effects of radiation on microelectronics. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the USMCR in May 2002. Col. Dirk completed The Basic School with E Company, conducted Primary
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LtCol Pope’s first fleet assignment was to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 “Thunder Chickens” (VMM-263), where he served in various assignments in the operations and maintenance departments, deploying with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2011 in support of OPERATION UNIFIED PROTECTOR in Libya and contingency operations the Middle East.
Major Alec Rackish, a native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps in December 2009 upon completion of Officer Candidate School (OCC-202). Following completion of The Basic School, Primary Flight Training at Vance AFB, and Advanced Strike Training with VT-9 at NAS Meridian, he earned his designation as a
Sergeant Major Salgado is a native of Mexicali Baja California, Mexico. Sergeant Major Salgado moved to Mohave Valley, AZ in July of 1990 and enlisted in the Marine Corps on 10 January 2000. Sergeant Major Salgado attended Recruit Training at MCRD San Diego, California. Upon completion of his basic training, Sergeant Major Salgado attended Marine