{"id":549485,"date":"2023-11-08T15:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=feature&p=549485"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:24:17","slug":"veterans-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/veterans-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-intro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container minh-tablet color-mode-dark hds-cover-wrapper bg-carbon-black hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-intro\"><div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-left-3 padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-content z-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-content-inner margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hds-feature-intro-heading display-120 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Still Serving: <strong>Veterans Day 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-feature-intro-label label color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/MSFC-202200011\/MSFC-202200011~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1281&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.5); 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transform-origin: 63% 57%; object-position: 63% 57%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Fred Deaton<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-divider-content-inner width-mobile-lg margin-bottom-7 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\">Chapter 1<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-60 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\"><strong><strong>Still Serving: Honoring Marshall, Michoud Veterans<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">Many members of the workforce at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center and Michoud Assembly Facility served in the U.S. Armed Forces before beginning their NASA careers, and some are still serving in both capacities today.<br><br>Get to know some of our Marshall and Michoud veterans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Marshall Space Flight Center, view of campus from atop test stand building\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 63% 57%; object-position: 63% 57%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/msfc-202100182-orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Fred Deaton<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-chapter-divider-label label  color-carbon-black-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Tora Henry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Director, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong>\u00a0 Marine Corps<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong>\u00a0August 1990 – August 1996<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory:<\/strong> Being stationed in Okinawa, Japan, for 6 1\/2 years.\u00a0The culture, food, entertainment, and weather were the best.\u00a0Overseas tours lend to greater camaraderie and long-lasting friendships.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1393\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?w=1393\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Tory Henry, a Black woman stands in front of Marshall Space Flight Center building 4221 holding her military photo with the American flag in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 60%; object-position: 50% 60%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=204,300 204w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=768,1129 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=697,1024 697w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=1045,1536 1045w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=1393,2048 1393w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=272,400 272w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=408,600 408w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=612,900 612w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=816,1200 816w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tora-henry.jpg?resize=1361,2000 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1393px) 100vw, 1393px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA title: Director, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity\nBranch of Service:  Marine Corps\nDates of Service: August 1990 – August 1996 \nWhy you joined the military: It was an awesome career starter. I love the military structure, and of course the travel and benefits\nMost memorable event\/memory: Being stationed in Okinawa, Japan, for 6 1\/2 years. The culture, food, entertainment, and weather were the best. Overseas tours lend to greater camaraderie and long-lasting friendships.\nWhat you like best about working at NASA: I love the NASA mission of exploring the unknown in air and space, innovation that benefits humanity, and inspiring the world through discovery. I equally love the ODEO mission of making sure diversity and civil rights policies, programs, and services enable the universe of available talent to contribute inclusively and equitably to NASA.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Jason Perry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Structural Dynamics Engineer<br><br><strong>Branch of service: <\/strong>Navy<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> November 2004 – November 2009<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory: <\/strong>My most memorable event was being named Sailor of the Day onboard the USS Enterprise. Getting to go up to the ship\u2019s bridge, meet with the captain, and steer the ship was such an honor.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 60%; object-position: 50% 60%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-perry.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Structural Dynamics Engineer\nBranch of service: Navy\nDates of Service: November 2004 – November 2009\nWhy you joined the military: I joined the military very soon after 9\/11 and during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom because I wanted to contribute. I was also interested in seeing the world outside of Huntsville and expanding my experiences beyond our country and culture. \nMost memorable event\/memory: My most memorable event was being named Sailor of the Day onboard the USS Enterprise. Getting to go up to the ship\u2019s bridge, meet with the captain, and steer the ship was such an honor.\nHow long you\u2019ve been at NASA and what you like best about working here: I have been at NASA since 2015. What I like best about working here is the mission to make lives better and expand knowledge through exploration and science. I\u2019ve always wanted what I do professionally to improve the lives of others and NASA gives me that opportunity.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong>Sylvester Dorsey<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Flight Software Review Team Lead<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Navy<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> August 2001 – May 2005<br><br><strong>What you like best about working at NASA:<\/strong> The pride of working at one of the most technologically advanced organizations in the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 63%; object-position: 55% 63%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/slyvester-dorsey.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA title: Flight Software Review Team Lead\nBranch of service: Navy\nDates of service: August 2001 – May 2005\nWhy you joined the military: To pay for college.\nMost memorable event\/memory: Being in bootcamp during 9\/11 and serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln.\nWhat you like best about working here: The pride of working at one of the most technologically advanced organizations in the world.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>George Young<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Engineer Project Management<br><br><strong>Branch of service<\/strong>: Army Corps of Engineers<br><br><strong>Dates of service<\/strong>: 1968 – 1970<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory<\/strong>: Deployment to Vietnam 60 days after birth of my first child, and leaving my parents, wife, and child behind.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An older white man stands in front of a tree holding two plaques.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 49% 92%; object-position: 49% 92%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=768,542 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=1024,723 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=1536,1085 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=2048,1446 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=400,283 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=600,424 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=900,636 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=1200,848 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/george-young.jpg?resize=2000,1413 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Engineer Project Management \nBranch of Service: Army Corps of Engineers\nDates of Service: 1968 – 1970\nWhy you joined the military: I was enrolled in ROTC in college.\nMost memorable event\/memory: Deployment to Vietnam 60 days after birth of my first child, and leaving my parents, wife, and child behind.\nWhat you like best about working here. The people at Marshall are friendly, intelligent, committed, honest, respectful, and courageous. The work is challenging, exciting, and rewarding. Our achievements are revered by the American people.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong>Carolyn Magsby<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Deputy Director, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Air Force<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> October 1987 \u2013 October 2012<br><br><strong>What you like best about working at NASA:<\/strong> What I like best about NASA is the true meaning of its motto, \u201cFor the benefit of all.\u201d I see the pride in each of the members I have met and appreciate the welcoming atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?w=1376\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Carolyn Magsby stands next to a shadow box full of Medals. She is a Black woman wearing a great suit with a black background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 49%; object-position: 49% 49%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=202,300 202w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=768,1143 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=688,1024 688w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=1032,1536 1032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=1376,2048 1376w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=269,400 269w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=403,600 403w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=605,900 605w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=806,1200 806w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carolyn-magsby.jpg?resize=1344,2000 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Carolyn Magsby\nNASA Title: Deputy Director, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity\nBranch of Service: Air Force\nDates of Service: October 1987 \u2013 October 2012\nWhy you joined the military: Adventure and travel.\nMost memorable event\/memory: My retirement ceremony \u2013 it was the first time my parents and family were able to attend one of my military functions; a ceremony officiated by a four-star general who was from the same county in Mississippi as me.  \nWhat you like best about working here: What I like best about NASA is the true meaning of its motto, \u201cFor the benefit of all.\u201d I see the pride in each of the members I have met and appreciate the welcoming atmosphere.  \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong>Rick Basting<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">IT Project Manager<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong>\u00a0Air Force<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> March 1984 \u2013 January 2013<br><br><strong>What do you like best about working at NASA:\u00a0<\/strong> I enjoy being able to support the mission areas as a part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer team and continuing to serve this great country!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man in a soldier uniform stands in the desert with sheep behind him.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 92%; object-position: 49% 92%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rick-basting.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: IT Project Manager\nBranch of Service: Air Force\nDates of Service: March 1984 \u2013 January 2013\nWhy you joined the military:  My uncle, a 28-year USAF Chief Master Sergeant, inspired me. And I could serve my country and learn a skill beyond my uniformed service.\nMost memorable event\/memory:  I deployed to Iraq as a soldier from December of 2004 to January 2006, and again to Iraq and Afghanistan as an airman. The year in Iraq was the most memorable as I experienced the whole allied force in combat and provided command, control, and communications services in northern Iraq.\nWhat do you like best about working at NASA:  I enjoy being able to support the mission areas as a part of the OCIO team and continuing to serve this great country!\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-chapter-divider nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-light bg-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-chapter-divider\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-y-9 padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-block desktop:display-none desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-5\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A man stands holding his combat boots in front of an American flag.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 22% 48%; object-position: 22% 48%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg 3548w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=768,527 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=1024,703 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=1536,1054 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=2048,1406 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=400,275 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=600,412 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=900,618 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=1200,824 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=2000,1373 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-divider-content-inner width-mobile-lg margin-bottom-7 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\">Chapter 2<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-60 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Jason Salter<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">Information Systems Security Engineer\/Officer<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> February 2004 \u2013 March 2014<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory:<\/strong> My most memorable event was receiving the Bronze Star Medal during my second deployment to Iraq, where we worked together with Iraqi Nationals to redevelop an entire city in Baghdad. It was brutal work, but my unit accomplished what I originally thought was going to be impossible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A man stands holding his combat boots in front of an American flag.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 22% 48%; object-position: 22% 48%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg 3548w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=768,527 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=1024,703 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=1536,1054 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=2048,1406 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=400,275 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=600,412 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=900,618 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=1200,824 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-salter.jpg?resize=2000,1373 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-chapter-divider-label label  color-carbon-black-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Gary Humphrey<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Supply & Equipment Management Officer<br><br><strong>Branch of service: <\/strong>Navy<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> June 1969 \u2013 December 1999<br><br><strong>What do you like best about working at NASA:\u00a0<\/strong> The feeling of a family unit working together to accomplish extraordinary things.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A white man stands with his arms crossed in front of a green wall.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 54% 50%; object-position: 54% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gary-humphrey.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA title: Supply & Equipment Management Officer\nBranch of Service: Navy \nDates of Service: June 1969 \u2013 December 1999\nWhy you joined the military: Family tradition\nMost memorable event\/memory: Serving in Vietnam.\nWhat you like best about working here: The feeling of a family unit working together to accomplish extraordinary things.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong>Beverly Johnson<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Budget Analyst<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service<\/strong>: September 1996 \u2013 April 2000<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory<\/strong>: My favorite memory is when I was deployed to Bosnia during the Christmas holidays. Santa arrived in a hummer to spread holiday cheer to those of us who worked on Christmas Day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Beverly Johnson stands in front of an American Flag holding a computer.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 58%; object-position: 52% 58%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beverly-johnson.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Budget Analyst\nBranch of Service: Army\nDates of Service: September 1996 \u2013 April 2000\nWhy you joined the military: It was an opportunity to attend school on a ROTC scholarship and serve my country as a military officer.\nMost memorable event\/memory: There are so many memories. I\u2019m grateful for the friends who have become family and the connections that are still intact to this day.  My favorite memory is when I was deployed to Bosnia during the Christmas holidays. Santa arrived in a hummer to spread holiday cheer to those of us who worked on Christmas Day.\nWhat you like best about working here: The best part about being here is the opportunity to support the space program and be a part of history. \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Luke Bingaman<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Payload Operations Director<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> March 2007 \u2013 present<br><br><strong>What do you like best about working at NASA:\u00a0<\/strong> I really enjoy the constant and ever-changing challenges that come with working in the space industry.\u00a0It\u2019s obvious that what we\u2019re doing is still new enough that we\u2019re developing the concepts and processes for doing things that\u2019ll be used by others in the future.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1439\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?w=1439\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Luke Bingaman, a white man, stands with his arms crossed with a military hat in his hand.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 56% 56%; object-position: 56% 56%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=211,300 211w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=768,1093 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=719,1024 719w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=1079,1536 1079w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=1439,2048 1439w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=281,400 281w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=422,600 422w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=632,900 632w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=843,1200 843w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luke-bingaman.jpg?resize=1405,2000 1405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Luke Bingaman\nNASA Title: Payload Operations Director\nBranch of Service: Army\nDates of Service: March 2007 \u2013 present \nWhy you joined the military: If not me, then who? \nMost memorable event\/memory: That I\u2019ll share \u2013 when transitioning from active duty to the Army National Guard, my squad put together a small \u201chail and farewell,\u201d which included our platoon leader, the guy taking over the squad, and my guys. They decorated and all signed a styrofoam plate as a going away gift. I still have it. It\u2019s not much, but was a sign of their respect and esteem and that I had tangibly impacted their lives.\nWhat you like best about working here:  I really enjoy the constant and ever-changing challenges that come with working in the space industry. It\u2019s obvious that what we\u2019re doing is still new enough that we\u2019re developing the concepts and processes for doing things that\u2019ll be used by others in the future. \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Joe Casas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Science, Technology & Exploration Small Missions, and DoD Formulation Manager, Partnerships and Formulation Office.<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong>\u00a0 U.S. Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> February 1968 – January 1971<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory:<\/strong> On July 20, 1969, while serving in Vietnam, the USA placed the first human on the Moon and returned them to Earth. I share my amazement of this event with many others at this event and with the many people who helped accomplished it. That very evening, the Moon landing inspired me to dedicate my future education, training, and vocation to American public service by contributing in meaningful positive and important ways to the human power of knowledge and opportunities created by the discoveries associated with space science and exploration.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1455\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?w=1455\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An older white man stands holding his green military hat\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 75% 50%; object-position: 75% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=213,300 213w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=768,1081 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=728,1024 728w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=1092,1536 1092w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=1455,2048 1455w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=284,400 284w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=426,600 426w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=640,900 640w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=853,1200 853w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/joe-cases.jpg?resize=1421,2000 1421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1455px) 100vw, 1455px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Title: Science, Technology & Exploration Small Missions, and DoD Formulation Manager, Partnerships and Formulation Office.\nBranch of service:  U.S. Army\nDates of service: February 1968 – January 1971\nWhy you joined the military: I was drafted in late 1967 and desired to serve our country the best way that I could at the time\nMost memorable event\/memory: On July 20, 1969, while serving in Vietnam, the USA placed the first human on the Moon and returned them to Earth. I share my amazement of this event with many others at this event and with the many people who helped accomplished it. That very evening, \u201cthe human Moon landing\u201d mission event inspired me to dedicate my future education, training, and vocation to American public service by contributing in meaningful positive and important ways to the human power of knowledge and opportunities created by the discoveries associated with space science and exploration. \nWhat you like best about working at NASA: There are many reasons I feel very blessed for being even a small part of serving and representing our agency as it serves our nation in improving the quality of lives, enhancing knowledge from discovery, enabling dreamers , helping my colleagues when possible and creating innovation opportunities.   \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Shontovia Harold<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Budget Analyst<br><br><strong>Branch of service: <\/strong>Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service: <\/strong>January 1998 to January 2002; \u00a0November 2004 to November 2008<br><br><strong>Why you joined the military: <\/strong>I joined the Army because of my family history with the Army, which has been one of the best decisions I have made.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1419\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?w=1419\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 79% 64%; object-position: 79% 64%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=208,300 208w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=768,1108 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=709,1024 709w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=1064,1536 1064w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=1419,2048 1419w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=277,400 277w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=416,600 416w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=624,900 624w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=831,1200 831w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shontovia-harold.jpg?resize=1386,2000 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1419px) 100vw, 1419px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Budget Analyst\nBranch of service: Army\nDates of service: January 1998 to January 2002;  November 2004 to November 2008\nWhy you joined the military: I joined the Army because of my family history with the Army, which has been one of the best decisions I have made.  \nMost memorable event\/memory: I have many memories, but training for sharpshooter is my most memorable. \nWhat you like best about working here: Working at NASA has been a privilege and an honor. I like the flexibility and the work\/life balance.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-chapter-divider nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-light bg-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-chapter-divider\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-y-9 padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-block desktop:display-none desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-5\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 88% 22%; object-position: 88% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=768,539 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=1024,718 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=1536,1077 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=2048,1436 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=400,281 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=600,421 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=900,631 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=1200,842 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=2000,1403 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-divider-content-inner width-mobile-lg margin-bottom-7 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\">Chapter 3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-60 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Norberto Soto Fuentes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">Equal Employment Specialist<br><br><strong>Branch of service: <\/strong>Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> July 1984 \u2013July 2004<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory: <\/strong>When my mom attended my college graduation while on active duty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 88% 22%; object-position: 88% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=768,539 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=1024,718 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=1536,1077 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=2048,1436 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=400,281 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=600,421 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=900,631 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=1200,842 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/norberto-soto-fuentes.jpg?resize=2000,1403 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-chapter-divider-label label  color-carbon-black-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Austin Decker<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Lead Structural Dynamics<strong> <\/strong>Engineer<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong>\u00a0Army National Guard, Air National Guard<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> 1998 – 2021<br><br><strong>What you like best about working at NASA:<\/strong> The opportunity to contribute to human space exploration.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A white man stands in front of a model SLS with his American flag in a wooden box.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 79% 64%; object-position: 79% 64%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/austin-decker.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Lead Structural Dynamics Engineer\nBranch of Service: Army National Guard, Air National Guard\nDates of Service: 1998 – 2021\nWhy you joined the military: Desire to help my community\nMost memorable event\/memory: Initial convoy from Kuwait to Balad, Iraq.\nWhat you like best about working here: The opportunity to contribute to human space exploration.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Paul Walker<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Special Agent, Protective Services Office<br><br><strong>Branch of service: <\/strong>Marine Corps<br><br><strong>Dates of service: <\/strong>2003 to 2008<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory: <\/strong>My most memorable event by far was stepping on the yellow footprints at Marine Corps boot camp.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1412\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?w=1412\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A white man in a red NASA shirt holds a military ring in front of him.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 47% 21%; object-position: 47% 21%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=207,300 207w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=768,1114 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=706,1024 706w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=1059,1536 1059w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=1412,2048 1412w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=276,400 276w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=414,600 414w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=620,900 620w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=827,1200 827w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paul-walker2.jpg?resize=1379,2000 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Special Agent, Protective Services Office\nBranch of service: Marine Corps\nDates of Service: 2003 to 2008\nWhy you joined the military: I wanted to serve after 9\/11, and I believed the service to give me the best opportunities for career growth.\nMost memorable event\/memory: My most memorable event by far was stepping on the yellow footprints at Marine Corps boot camp.\nWhat you like best about working here: I love the camaraderie and the mission focus that all elements of the center provide together.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Marty Schaeffer<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Marshall Communications Director<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Air Force<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> 1984-1992<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory:<\/strong> Working inside of Cheyenne Mountain for two years at NORAD-USSPACECOM\u2026. a totally unique experience and duty station.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?w=1320\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A woman with short hair stands holding a photo of herself in the military.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 29%; object-position: 52% 29%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=193,300 193w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=768,1192 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=660,1024 660w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=990,1536 990w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=1320,2048 1320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=258,400 258w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=387,600 387w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=580,900 580w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=773,1200 773w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marty.jpg?resize=1289,2000 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Marshall Communications Director\nBranch of service: Air Force \nDates of service: 1984-1992\nWhy you joined the military: I wanted to travel.\nMost memorable event\/memory: Working inside of Cheyenne Mountain for two years at NORAD-USSPACECOM\u2026.a totally unique experience and duty station.\nHow long have you been at NASA, and what do you like best about working here?  I\u2019ve been at NASA almost two years. What I enjoy most about my job is the opportunity to support missions that affect humanity in a noble, positive way.  \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>David Dominguez<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Human Landing System Structures and Mechanisms Discipline Lead<br><br><strong>Branch of service<\/strong>: USAF<br><br><strong>Dates of service<\/strong>: May 2000 – October 2006<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory<\/strong>: Flying a C-21 (Learjet 35) from Qatar to Washington D.C. over five days with a great crew after our deployment was over.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?w=1707\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man stands in a leather jacket holding a shadow box.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 82% 50%; object-position: 82% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=250,300 250w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=768,922 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=853,1024 853w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=1280,1536 1280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=1707,2048 1707w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=333,400 333w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=500,600 500w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=750,900 750w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=1000,1200 1000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/david-domingaz.jpg?resize=1667,2000 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Title: Human Landing System Structures and Mechanisms Discipline Lead\nBranch of Service: USAF\nDates of Service: May 2000 – October 2006\nWhy you joined the military: To serve and defend the country I believe is the best in the world.\nMost memorable event\/memory: Flying a C-21 (Learjet 35) from Qatar to Washington D.C. over five days with a great crew after our deployment was over\nWhat you like best about working at NASA: My favorite part is the people and the personal development and empowerment the agency provides to its people\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Jason Marsh<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Logistic Management Specialist<br><br><strong>Branch of service: <\/strong>Air Force<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> September 1992 – October 2012<br><br><strong>What you like best about working at NASA:<\/strong>\u00a0 Being part of a team that works well together.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A white man in a blue NASA shirt stands in a warehouse looking building.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 75% 50%; object-position: 75% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jason-marsh.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA title: Logistic Management Specialist\nBranch of service: Air Force\nDates of Service: September 1992 – October 2012\nWhy did you join the military? To get out of my town and work towards a career.\nMost memorable event: My retirement ceremony.\nWhat do you like best about working at NASA: Being part of a team that works well together.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-chapter-divider nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-light bg-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-chapter-divider\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-y-9 padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-block desktop:display-none desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-5\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A white man with no hair stands in front of a NASA sign outdoors with his arms crossed.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 95% 46%; object-position: 95% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=768,548 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=1024,730 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=1536,1095 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=2048,1460 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=400,285 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=600,428 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=900,642 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=1200,856 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=2000,1426 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-divider-content-inner width-mobile-lg margin-bottom-7 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\">Chapter 4<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-60 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-black-important\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Bill Marks<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">Deputy Director, Marshall Center Operations<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Army<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> 1989-2016<br><br><strong>What you like best about working at NASA:<\/strong>\u00a0 I joined the NASA Marshall team in December 2019 and have really enjoyed the collaborative and inclusive culture here.\u00a0 Not only does it seem like everyone gets along, it seems like everyone wants to get along.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A white man with no hair stands in front of a NASA sign outdoors with his arms crossed.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 95% 46%; object-position: 95% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=768,548 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=1024,730 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=1536,1095 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=2048,1460 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=400,285 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=600,428 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=900,642 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=1200,856 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bill-marks.jpg?resize=2000,1426 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-chapter-divider-label label  color-carbon-black-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-outro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-dark bg-carbon-black padding-y-5 padding-x-4 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-outro\"><div class=\"hds-feature-outro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-grid grid-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content-inner width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-feature-outro-heading line-height-md heading-22 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong>Trey Cate<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0|<\/strong> <strong>Marcia Lindstrom<\/strong> <strong>|<\/strong> <strong>Kevin O\u2019Brien<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Trey CateStrategic Communications Deputy Manager, NASA\u2019s Space Launch SystemBranch of service: Army\u00a0Dates of service: May 1983 \u2013 February 2008Marcia LindstromStrategic Communications Manager, NASA\u2019s Space Launch SystemBranch of service: Air ForceDates of service: December 1991 \u2013 July 1996Kevin O\u2019BrienArt Director, Space Launch SystemBranch of service: ArmyDates of service: June 1986 – March 1992<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-image hds-feature-outro-image-frontend margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 57%; object-position: 55% 57%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg 8500w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=300,119 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=768,305 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=1024,407 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=1536,610 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=2048,813 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=400,159 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=600,238 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=900,357 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=1200,477 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marcia-trey-kevinleftfeather.jpg?resize=2000,794 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Kathy Byars<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Marshall Center Executive Officer<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Air Force and AF Reserves<br><br><strong>Dates of service<\/strong>: May 1986 – February 1993; USAFR until 1998<br><br><strong>Why you joined the military<\/strong>: My father retired as a colonel from the Air Force after 30-plus years of service flying the F-4 Phantom. Besides the exciting life we had traveling\/living all over the world, I caught the service bug very early on.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A woman in a leather bomber jacket holds a photo of herself in the military\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 44% 85%; object-position: 44% 85%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kathy-byars.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA title: Marshall Center Executive Officer\nBranch of Service: Air Force and AF Reserves\nDates of Service: May 1986 – Feb 1993; USAFR until 1998\nWhy you joined the military: My father retired as a colonel from the Air Force after 30-plus years of service flying the F-4 Phantom. Besides the exciting life we had traveling\/living all over the world, I caught the service bug very early on. \nMost memorable event\/memory: When my father pinned wings on me when I graduated from pilot training.\nWhat you like best about working here: It\u2019s extremely important to me to have a passion for the work I do and to work with a team that shares that passion. NASA\u2019s mission is extraordinary as are the devoted teams that come together every day to ensure mission success. \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong>Terry White<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Graphic Artist \/ Animator<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Army National Guard<br><br><strong>Dates of service: <\/strong>1980 to 1986<br><br><strong>Why you joined the military: <\/strong>It was an opportunity to be a part of something that would ultimately jumpstart my growth as a young man while providing a new perspective on my goals and aspirations.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/terrywhite-photo2022.jpg?w=576\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Terry White stands with his arms crossed while wearing glasses.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 56% 11%; object-position: 56% 11%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/terrywhite-photo2022.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/terrywhite-photo2022.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/terrywhite-photo2022.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/terrywhite-photo2022.jpg?resize=480,600 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA title: Graphic Artist \/ Animator\nBranch of service: Army National Guard \nDates of service: 1980 to 1986\nWhy you joined the military: It was an opportunity to be a part of something that would ultimately jumpstart my growth as a young man while providing a new perspective on my goals and aspirations.\nMost memorable event\/memory: One of my most memorable moments was traveling to South Korea in February of 1986 – it was the first time I had ever left the United States. I had an opportunity to see and explore the Korean lifestyle and culture as well as experiencing many of their customs.\nWhat you like best about working here: I have always wanted to work in the space industry, and I love what I do.\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong>Craig Betbeze<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Strategic Communications Team Lead, Michoud Assembly Facility<br><br><strong>Branches of service:<\/strong> U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> 1988-1997 (USAF); 1998-2015 (USCG)<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory<\/strong>: My time in service \u2013 for both branches \u2013 was amazing. I learned a lot from a lot of great people, who I\u2019d be proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with still. Two branches, one mission. My favorite duty was the USCG protection detail for New Orleans, and I had the chance to drive for five different Commandants of the Coast Guard. That was always cool.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?w=1500\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 54% 52%; object-position: 54% 52%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=450,600 450w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=675,900 675w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/craigb-edit.jpg?resize=900,1200 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong>Chris Cambre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Emergency Management Specialist, Michoud Assembly Facility<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Marine Corps<br><br><strong>Dates of service: <\/strong>2001-2005<br><br><strong>What you like best about working at NASA:<\/strong> I like knowing I\u2019m contributing, doing my part for the mission. Also, I grew up in southern Louisiana, so to do what I do in my career field, at home.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?w=1430\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man in a grey suit holds a photo of his wedding day wearing his military uniform in front of an American flag and a NASA flag.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 40%; object-position: 55% 40%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=1024,685 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=900,602 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chris-cambre.jpg?resize=1200,802 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Emergency Management Specialist, Michoud Assembly Facility\nBranch of Service: Marine Corps\nDates of Service: 2001-2005\nWhy did you join the military? I needed course-correcting in my life; I was in college but didn\u2019t know what I wanted. I needed change, so I decided to enlist, looking for the discipline and experience.\nWhat is your most memorable event\/memory? I was in Parris Island on 9\/11. The intensity changed, almost instantaneously. They started calling guys out of the bay and pretty quickly we realized they were all from the northeast. Then we were all told that the planes were flown into the Twin Towers, and it looked like we\u2019d been attacked.\nWhat do you like best about working at NASA? I like knowing I\u2019m contributing, doing my part for the mission. Also, I grew up in southern Louisiana, so to do what I do in my career field, at home. \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong>Dave Howitt<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Safety & Health Manager, Michoud Assembly Facility<br><br><strong>Branch of service:<\/strong> Air Force<br><br><strong>Dates of service:<\/strong> 1982-2005<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory:<\/strong> There are so many, but I would have to say there were two defining moments. I was chosen as an Air Traffic Control instructor at Keesler AFB. I didn\u2019t have a lot of public speaking experience, but it did a lot for my confidence. The second was being selected for the Inspector General team. They were the best in their field, and to be chosen to work with them was really an honor.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?w=1430\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man wearing a black suit stands with his shadow box full of military medals in front of an American Flag.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 39% 47%; object-position: 39% 47%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=1024,685 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=900,602 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davehowitt.jpg?resize=1200,802 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Title: Safety & Health Manager, Michoud Assembly Facility\nBranch of service: Air Force\nDates of service: 1982-2005 \nWhy did you join the military? I had an uncle who worked on F-4s. I was 13 or 14, and went to visit him one time. I saw the flightline; I was hooked. It was a big motivator for me.\nMost memorable event\/memory: There are so many, but I would have to say there were two defining moments. I was chosen as an Air Traffic Control instructor at Keesler AFB. I didn\u2019t have a lot of public speaking experience, but it did a lot for my confidence. The second was being selected for the Inspector General team. They were the best in their field, and to be chosen to work with them was really an honor. \nWhat do you like best about working at NASA? I like working with the diverse culture, people of all walks of life. Whether it\u2019s janitorial staff or a senior leader at a major contractor \u2013 it doesn\u2019t really matter. Working in safety, it\u2019s important to care about people. \n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\"><strong><strong><strong>Luis Felipe Mora<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Modal Test Engineer<br><br><strong>Branch of Service:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Army<br><br><strong>Dates of Service:\u00a0<\/strong>2007-Present<br><br><strong>Most memorable event\/memory:<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>My first mission in Iraq, going in a convoy and being able to see Baghdad, the people, and some of the projects our military were working on to help the community and rebuild the area.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"1211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?w=969\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 54% 0%; object-position: 54% 0%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mora.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Name: Luis Felipe Mora\nNASA title: Modal Test Engineer\nBranch of Service: U.S. Army\nDates of Service: 2007-Present\nWhy did you join the military? I went to a military school and liked the education and discipline I got as it helped me mature. I joined during times of war and felt it was the right thing to do for this country.\nMost memorable event\/memory? My first mission in Iraq, going in a convoy and being able to see Baghdad, the people, and some of the projects our military were working on to help the community and rebuild the area.\nWhat do you like best about working at NASA? I like the work environment and being able to contribute to space exploration.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-outro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-dark bg-carbon-black padding-y-5 padding-x-4 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-outro\"><div class=\"hds-feature-outro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-grid grid-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content-inner width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-feature-outro-heading line-height-md heading-22 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\">Thank You To Those Who Serve<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Their defense careers have been in a range of services, including the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Navy, and Reserves. Today, they continue to serve the nation through their work at NASA. As we approach Veterans Day, we pause to acknowledge their military service and hear their stories.\u00a0 Thank you to Marshall Space Flight Center portrait photographer Charles Beason.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-image hds-feature-outro-image-frontend margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A worker at Michoud Assembly Facility works on the EUS with an American Flag in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maf-20230525-eusbarrellift07large.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":563934,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2864,2668],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[8379],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Veterans Day 2023","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/veterans-day-2023\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/veterans-day-2023\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/MSFC-202200023\/MSFC-202200023~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1715&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/MSFC-202200023\/MSFC-202200023~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1715&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Beth Ridgeway"}],"creator":["Beth Ridgeway"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["People of NASA","Marshall Space Flight Center"],"dateCreated":"2023-11-08T20:04:43Z","datePublished":"2023-11-08T20:04:43Z","dateModified":"2023-11-09T16:24:17Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Veterans Day 2023\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/veterans-day-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"index\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/MSFC-202200023\/MSFC-202200023~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1715&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-11-08T20:04:43Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"People of NASA,Marshall Space Flight Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Beth Ridgeway\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":563934,"file":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/MSFC-202200023\/MSFC-202200023~large.jpg","title":"NASA Marshall Raises Flag at New Headquarters Building","alt":"","caption":"On Jan. 26, 2022, the U.S. and NASA flags were raised at Building 4221 to mark the transfer of headquarters to that building at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. 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