Name: Spc. Russell W. Malinsky, satellite network controller, Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Landstuhl, Germany

Age: 30

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Joined the Army: August 2004

Basic Training Location: Fort Benning, Ga.

MOS: 25S -- satellite communications systems operator maintainer

Education: Some college

Marital Status: Single

Children: N/A

Activities/Hobbies: Sports, video games, reading

Favorite movie: Requiem for a Dream

Favorite TV show: Doctor Who

Favorite band: The Dresden Dolls

Favorite thing about the Army: Free healthcare

What I've learned being a Soldier: Discipline

What inspires you to be a Soldier: Patriotism