Soldier Spotlight: Getting to know Col. Lorenzo Mack

By Ms. Carrie E David (SMDC/ARSTRAT)June 2, 2010

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Name: Col. Lorenzo Mack, deputy chief of staff, G3, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Huntsville, Ala.

Hometown: Epes, Ala.

Joined the Army: December 1984

Route to Commission: Distinguished Honor Grad, ROTC, Tuskegee University; Air Defense Artillery Basic Course, Fort Bliss, Texas

MOS: 14A - Air Defense

Education: Bachelor of Science in administration, Tuskegee University; Master of Arts in business management, Webster University; and a Master of Science in strategic studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base

Marital Status: Married to Deedra

Children: Lorenzo Jr. and Lorena

Activities/Hobbies: Golf

Favorite movie: Patton and Hang 'em High

Favorite TV show: Survivor

Favorite band: All Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Favorite thing about the Army: Serving and taking care of our most precious resource: Soldiers, families and civilian workers

What inspires you to be a Soldier: A crusty master sergeant that would not allow me into the Tuskegee Business School to get my class schedule signed by the dean until I listened to his ROTC spiel and signed up for ROTC classes