Gunnery Sergeant Diego Pongo was born in Chatsworth, California on July 19th, 1985. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 2004 and attended recruit training at MCRD San Diego, California. Upon graduation, he was meritoriously promoted to Private First Class. Upon completion of recruit training, Private First Class Pongo was ordered [...]
Mark “Droopy” Clark, MajGen USMC (ret’d) is a native of South Dakota and Minnesota. He is a 1980 graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commercial Economics. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in June 1981 upon completion of Officer Candidate School. In 1983, 2ndLT Clark was designated a [...]
Brian retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Throughout his Marine Corps career, he served in various intelligence, reconnaissance and special operations leadership assignments. He was an original member “Plank Owner” of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion where he served for 6 years. He commanded Marine Special [...]
Craig is a native of Albuquerque, NM and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1988-2016, retiring as a Colonel and as Deputy Commander of MARSOC. Throughout his career, he served in the USMC infantry, reconnaissance and joint special operations assignments. He served as a foreign exchange officer with the British Royal Marine [...]
Frank is currently a student at Bryn Mawr College's Postbaccalaureate Pre-med Program in Philadelphia, PA. A Bronx, NY, native and 2004 Naval Academy graduate, Frank spent over 10 years in the Marine Corps. He served as an AV-8B Harrier pilot and later joined MARSOC as an Air Officer, where he deployed to Afghanistan as the JTAC [...]
Daniel Dinsmore, with the aid of his dad, Don Dinsmore U.S. Navy (Ret), are helping raise awareness and support in the Pacific Northwest for MARSOC Marines and Sailors. He served as 1st Raider Bn Transportation Chief from 2011-2014. During that time, he actively competed as a Miles for MARSOC triathlete in multiple Ironman [...]
As the sister of an active duty Marine Raider, Xan has witnessed the dedication her brother and his peers have offered their country for nearly half of her life. A record of steadfast military service in her family’s background has poised her to ably assist in building a network of engagement and support for [...]
After serving in the USMC as a Stinger gunner / Team Leader from the mid 80’s into the early 90’s, Greg went back to school and is now a Project Manager for a small architectural firm. When he is not working you will find him logging many miles running as he has taken on the [...]
Derek, a native of Swansboro, NC, entered the Marine Corps in 2005 as a mechanic and separated in January 2016 as a Marine Raider. He served with Marine Corps Search and Rescue Squadron as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, deploying to Iraq in 2007 as an aviation mechanic. Derek joined MARSOC in 2010 where he [...]
Major Cedric Jefferson is currently serving as the Special Operations Capabilities Integration Officer for the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, VA. He began his career as an Infantry Officer, deploying twice to Iraq as a Rifle Platoon Commander with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines, leading infantry platoons as well as serving as [...]
