Name: Staff Sgt. Jonas A. Moody, Joint Tactical Ground Station assistant operations sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Moody is a warrant officer candidate)

Age: 28

Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

Joined the Army: Feb. 2003

Basic Training: Fort Sill, Okla.

MOS: 14J - Joint Tactical Ground Station operator

Education: Currently working toward a computer science degree at the University of Maryland, University College

Marital Status: Married to Victoria

Children: Sophia (13 months old)

Activities/Hobbies: Jazz guitar and bass, writing, programming

Favorite movie: Gladiator

Favorite TV show: The Simpsons

Favorite band: The Band Apart

Favorite thing about the Army: Camaraderie

What I've learned being a Soldier: Courage and determination

What inspires you to be a Soldier: The people I love