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Assistant Professor of Military Science Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Cruz is a US Army Officer who received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fordham University – College of Business, and Masters Degree from the University of Southern California – Graduate School of Education. His military assignments include: Rifle and Mortar Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and Battalion S3 (Air), 3rd Infantry Division (Germany); Commander – Air and Armored Cavalry Troops and Operations Officer, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (Germany); Commander – Special Forces Companies, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) US John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School (USJFKSWCS); Group Intelligence Officer, 449th Aviation Group (NCARNG); Operations Officer, Homeland Security Joint Task Force (ENDURING FREEDOM); Special Forces Liaison Officer – Joint Task Force BRAVO (Honduras, Central America), 42ndInfantry Division (IRAQI FREEDOM) and 101st Air Assault Division (IRAQI FREEDOM); Deputy, Future Operations & Plans Directorate, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Forces (IRAQI FREEDOM); Chief Operations & Plans Officer, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Future Operations & Plans Officer, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) ready-deployable Joint Task Force SWORD; and other operational assignments with Special Mission Units (SMU). LTC Cruz is a graduate of the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) War fighter Certification Course, Joint Forces Staff College Advanced Professional Joint Military Education Course, the Marine Corps Command and General Staff College, and US Army Command and General Staff College. LTC Cruz currently serves as the Chairman, Department of Military Science at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC. |
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Senior Military Instructor Master Sergeant (P) Anthony Spicer was born on April 23, 1967. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 27, 1987 as a combat engineer. He has served in a variety of positions as well as assignments in the United States and Europe. Those assignments include the 16th Engineer Battalion in Nuremburg, Germany, 19th Engineer Battalion in Fort Knox, Kentucky, 10th Engineer Battalion in Schweinfurt, Germany, the Libby Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Second Battalion, 10th Infantry Training Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, 528th Special Operations Support Battalion, and Military Science Instructor at St. Augustine’s College, Raleigh, North Carolina Master Sergeant(P) Spicer is a graduate of numerous United States Army schools to include the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, 82nd Airborne Jumpmaster Course and Drill Sergeant School. He is also a member of the Sergeant Morales Club and the Audie Murphy Club. He also received a Bachelors Degree from Empire State College in Counseling |
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Senior Military Instructor dwhitake@uncfsu.edu Sergeant First Class Duane E. Whitaker enlisted in the United States Army on June of 1984 and attended Basic Training on Tank Hill, Fort Jackson, SC. SFC Jackson moved to Ft. Gordon, GA to attend his Advance Individual Training as a Special Electronic Devices Technician. In 1988, SFC Whitaker retrained as a Food Service Specialist. SFC Whitaker served the US Army in varying leadership positions to include Platoon Sergeant to Dining Facility Manager throughout the last twenty years. SFC Whitaker has served his country in numerous locations around the world, to include the 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Armored Division, 3/47th Infantry Division, 1/509th Infantry Battalion (OPFOR), 1/508th Infantry Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group and the 82nd Airborne Division. Additionally, SFC Whitaker served two overseas tours within Germany and Italy and three combat tours within Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. |
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LTC Michael A. Cruz
MSG(P) Anthony Spicer
SFC Duane E. Whitaker