Spokesperson Bios

Lieutenant General Benjamin Freakley

Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command Deputy Commanding General Initial Military Training Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley assumed command of U.S. Army Accessions Command (AAC), Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 18 May 2007. AAC consists of U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, KY;... more

Brigadier General Jeffrey Dorko

Brigadier General Jeffrey J. Dorko assumed command of the Gulf Region Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baghdad, Iraq on Oct. 10, 2007. His previous assignment was commander of the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from June 2004 to August 2007. Brig. Gen. Dorko oversaw 3,000... more

Colonel T.J. Creamer

U.S. Army astronaut and Army NASA Detachment Commander Col. T.J. Creamer described being an astronaut as the most humbling experience, and he is thrilled that the Army has provided him with the opportunity to fly to space in December 2009 on his assignment to the International Space Station. T... more

Colonel Timothy Kopra

U.S. Army astronaut Col. Tim Kopra credits the Army for giving him the leadership skills and education he needed to become an astronaut and for providing him with the opportunity to go to space for his first time in July 2009 as part of the International Space Station Expedition 20 crew. While... more

Colonel Doug Wheelock

U.S. Army astronaut Col. Doug Wheelock said without the Army he wouldn’t have had the operational and leadership skills as well as the level of education needed to achieve his goal of becoming an astronaut. Wheelock will use his leadership skills when he serves as the commander of the In... more

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Vande Hei

U.S. Army astronaut candidate Lt. Col. Mark Vande Hei credits the Army for the education and skills he needed to become an astronaut candidate. The 42-year-old from Minneapolis, Minn., attended Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., with a scholarship through the Army Reserve Officer... more

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Clayson

MC4 Commander and Product Manager Lieutenant Colonel Edward T. Clayson, Ph.D., commander of the U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) program, spent months in the combat zone from 2005 to 2008 providing onsite leadership to MC4 users in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar ... more

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Demith

LTC Frank Demith was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1983 after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Russian Area Studies. After serving in various assignments as an Air Defense Artillery officer, LTC Demith entered the field of Human Resources ... more

Lieutenant Colonel Anthony C. Dill

Commander, U.S. Army Parachute Team, “Golden Knights” Personal Statistics Born: January 31, 1966 Hometown: Pensacola, Florida School Attended: University of West Florida Biographical Sketch Lt. Colonel Anthony Dill is serving as the Commander of the Golden Knights duri... more

Lieutenant Colonel Shane Kimbrough

U.S. Army astronaut Lt. Col. Shane Kimbrough credits the Army for providing him with the leadership and teamwork skills as well as the education he needed to achieve his goal of becoming an astronaut. Kimbrough said the Army provided him with the opportunity to travel to space, as a member of ... more

Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Marién

DR. MANUEL MARIEN JR., DDS Chief, Pediatric Dentistry, Fort Hood, TX Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Manuel Marién graduated from the University of Oklahoma, College of Dentistry in 1994 and joined the U.S. Army, as a Dental Corps officer. Through the Army, he attended a one year adv... more

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Muggeo

Lt. Col. Frank Muggeo assumed command of the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga., on May 23, 2007. As commander, he is responsible for maintaining the high standards of marksmanship throughout the Army and enhancing the combat readiness through the unit’s provision of technical and adv... more

Lieutenant Colonel Otha Myles

DR. OTHA MYLES, M.D. Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and Threat Assessment, Division of Retrovirology Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington DC Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Otha Myles, is the Deputy Chief of Epidemiology and Threat Assessment for Walter Reed’s U.S. Military HIV Research ... more

Captain Dominic Black

As WCAP Commander, Capt. Dominic Black is responsible for overseeing athletic and military training with the goal of molding Army athletes into Olympians. Black brought nearly a decade of WCAP experience as an athlete when he took the reins as commander on July 15, 2006. Black’s career wrestl... more

First Lieutenant Tony Salinero

Although 1st Lt. Tony Salinero has only been in the Army for two years, the Charleston, S.C. native has served in uniform for almost nine. "I joined the Army because they have more equipment for their soldiers and I knew they do a better job funding newer equipment," Salinero said. As a ... more

Command Sergeant Major Joseph Allen

Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, Multi-National Corps-Iraq (MNC-I) entered the Army in July 1975 and has had a 30-year career, where he has continuously worked at advancing both his military and civilian education and training. He is the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer (NCO) of MNC-I. MNC... more

Command Sergeant Major Cynthia A. Pritchett

Command Sergeant Major Cynthia A. Pritchett served as the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan Command Sergeant Major beginning on 9 May 2004 and relinquished her duties on 5 April 2006. She is now assigned to USCENTCOM as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the US Army Element USCENTCOM. A nativ... more

Sergeant First Class Robert Bozeman

SFC Robert K. Bozeman is currently serving as the Operations Sergeant for the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA. SFC Robert Bozeman joined the Army in 1988 attending basic training at Fort Benning, GA. He then was stationed with the 4-87th Infantry, 25th ... more

Sergeant First Class Theresa DeWitt

Sergeant First Class Theresa E. DeWitt is a shotgun shooter with the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga. A native in Cincinnati, Ohio, she enlisted in the Army in 1991 and was assigned to the Marksmanship Unit following her completion of Basic Training and Military Police Training. &nbs... more

Staff Sgt. Bernard Arroyo

"I love the video game 'Call of Duty 4' and I never thought I'd get the chance to use the technology that's in the game in my real job," said Staff Sgt. Bernard Arroyo, a combat engineer stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. The 24 year old Miami, Fla. native joined the Army in May, 2002, becau... more

Sergeant Matthew Flemister

With more than 30 medals in national and international competitions, a spot on the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team and recognition by many as the Army’s top chef, Sgt. Matthew Flemister has proven himself time and time again in the culinary world. Flemister, from Enterprise, Ala., joined the A... more

Errol Smith

Mr. Errol Smith is the 09L Interpreter/Translator Program Manager in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). As the 09L Program Manager, he is responsible for overseeing the recruiting, retention, marketing, training, mobilization and deployment operations... more

Ryan Loving, MC4 Operations Manager

As MC4’s Operations Manager, Ryan Loving is instrumental in providing deployed commanders, doctors, nurses and medics the necessary equipment, training and support to capture and store electronic health records to help facilitate patient care. A former Staff Sgt. with the 396th Combat... more