FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- With a combined 524 years of service, 19 Soldiers and one civilian retired during the Fort Rucker Quarterly Retirement Ceremony Oct. 28 at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.
COL. T.J. JAMISON
Jamison, executive officer to the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, entered military service in 1981 as an infantry Soldier. He was commissioned in 1985 and entered the Aviation Branch in 1987. He said the highlights of his career were serving as a squadron commander in Iraq and commander of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade in Afghanistan. He and his wife, Tawnya, have two children and plan to reside in Mesa, Arizona.
COL. DENNIS GRIFFIN
Griffin, command inspector general for U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, entered military service in 1987. He said the highlight of his career was serving the Soldiers and civilians he worked with, for and along side of. He and his wife, Michelle, have three children. They plan to reside in New Brockton.
COL. ERIC SCHWEGLER
Schwegler, executive director for current operations at the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center, entered military service in 1989 as an artillery officer. He said the highlight of his career was deploying a 900-Soldier battalion task force to Iraq and bringing them all back home to their loved ones. He and his wife, Andria, have two children. They plan to reside in Enterprise.
MAJ. JOANN WARD
Ward, chief of preventive medicine at Lyster Army Health Clinic, entered military service in 1991 as a medic. She commissioned as a registered nurse in 2004. She said the highlight of her career was caring for severely wounded warriors, and ultimately watching them recover and leave Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. She and her husband, William, have one child.
CW5 RANDY GODFREY
Godfrey, former chief warrant officer of the Aviation Branch, entered military service in 1987. He graduated Warrant Officer Candidate School and warrant officer flight training in 1989. He said the highlight of his career was no-fail combat support to the Soldiers on the ground and in the air. He and his wife, Deborah, have two children.
CW4 MIKE ROHRBECK
Rohrbeck, track chief of the test pilot course at F Company, 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment, entered military service in 1991 as a weapons specialist. He was selected for warrant officer flight training in 1999. He said the highlight of his career was being a special operations combat close air support pilot directly responsible for the capture or killing of multiple high-value targets in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his wife, Serena, have two children. They plan to reside near Fort Rucker.
CW4 RICHARD CRABTREE
Crabtree, AH-64 D and E maintenance test pilot evaluator, Directorate of Evaluations and Standardization, entered military service in 1997 as a military policeman. He was selected for warrant officer flight training in 2001. He said the highlight of his career was being the production control officer for the initial combat deployment of the AH-64E. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children. They plan to reside in Huntsville.
CW3 GREGORY LAURENCE
Laurence, survivability branch chief doctrine writer at the Directorate of Training and Doctrine, B Co., 1-13th Avn. Regt., entered military service in 1993 as a combat medic. He was selected for warrant officer flight training in 2004. He said the highlight of his career was being selected to join the warrant officer ranks. He and his wife, Dena, have three children and a new grandchild. They plan to reside in Louisville, Kentucky.
CW3 ALBERTO CAMACHO
Camacho, platoon leader and instructor pilot with B Co., 1-212th Avn. Regt., entered military service in 1996 as a combat medic. He was selected for warrant officer flight training in 2004. He said the highlight of his career was being an instructor in support of the Central and South America mission at Fort Rucker. He and his wife, Marcela, have four children. They plan to reside in Enterprise.
CW2 SHAWN HANSEN
Hansen, evasion chief at the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School, 1-145th Avn. Regt., entered military service in 1996 as an infantryman. He was selected for warrant officer flight training in 2008. He said the highlight of his career was meeting his wife, Chelsea, and starting a family -- they have two children. They plan to explore the USA.
SGT. MAJ. MATTHEW SHOEMAKE
Shoemake, Training and Doctrine Command Capabilities Manager-Aviation Brigades directorate sergeant major, entered military service in 1987 as a Black Hawk mechanic. He said the Army enlists a family, and none of what he accomplished would have been possible without the support of his wife, Rachelle, and their two daughters. They plan to reside in the local area.
SGT. MAJ. ANTHONY SMOOTS
Smoots, staff sergeant major with the 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group, entered military service in 1983 as a communications specialist. He said the highlights of his career were admiring the resilience and strength of his wife, Regina -- "Household 7" -- and their two daughters, and helping Soldiers achieve their potential. They plan to reside in Enterprise.
1ST SGT. ROBERT J. MACKO JR.
Macko, HHC 164th TAOG first sergeant, entered military service in 1987 as an air traffic control tower operator. He said the highlight of his career was serving as a drill sergeant -- coaching, counseling and mentoring hundreds of Soldiers. He and his wife, Lynne, plan to reside at Fort Rucker.
1ST SGT. RICHARD LEE ABLES JR.
Ables, UH-60 maintenance first sergeant, 12th Avn. Bn., Fort Belvoir, Virginia, entered military service in 1993 as an air traffic controller. He said he couldn't have done everything he did without the love and devotion of his beautiful wife, Adriana, and his five wonderful children. They plan to reside in Wicksburg.
SGT 1ST CLASS JOSE MAGANA
Magana, U.S. Army Aeromedical Center pharmacy NCO, entered military service in 1991 as a Lance missile crewman. He said the highlight of his career was marrying his beautiful wife, Shella, and having five wonderful children. They plan to reside in Enterprise.
SGT. 1ST CLASS RODNEY REYNOLDS
Reynolds, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, senior human resources sergeant, entered military service in 1990 as an administrative specialist. He said the highlights of his career were working on the personal staff of a four-star general while deployed and being a drill sergeant. He is engaged to Carmen Baldrich. They plan to reside in Hinesville, Georgia.
SGT. 1ST CLASS ROBERT MOORE
Moore, 98th Army Band logistics NCO in charge, entered military service in 1993 as a bandsman. He said the highlight of his career was marrying his beautiful wife, Malgorzata, and having two wonderful children. They plan to reside in Enterprise.
SGT. 1ST CLASS MICHAEL GALBREATH
Galbreath, 1-13th Avn. Regt. battalion S-6, entered military service in 1994 as a mobile subscriber systems switch operator. He said the highlight of his career was serving in combat with his son, Sgt. Donovan Galbreath. He and his wife, Annice, have two children. They plan to reside in Panama City, Florida.
SGT. MICHAEL MARVEL
Marvel, NCOIC of the Command Judge Advocate, Mid-West Joint Regional, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, entered military service in 1994 as a light-armored vehicle crewman in the Marine Corps. He said the highlight of his career was having two wonderful children and marrying his beautiful wife, Melissa. They plan to reside in Daleville.
ROBERT CARTER
Carter, deputy director of training and doctrine for USAACE, served on active duty from 1976-2002 as an armor, cavalry and Aviation officer. He entered civil service immediately thereafter. He said the highlight of his career was serving the great Aviation Soldiers across the force. He and his wife, Linda, have two sons, a daughter-in law and two grandchildren. He said that he and Linda plan to be sitting on the dock at Lake Harding.
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