Steven Ortiz

Served as an Observer Coach/Trainer (OC/T) in a FORSCOM Infantry Battalion supporting the congressionally mandated AC/RC program; trained and mentored over 10,000 RC Soldiers annually; responsible for instructing and mentoring Soldiers in the rank of PVT through CPT in the National Guard and Reserves on individual, collective, and leader tasks; organized platoon and company level live-fire operations; was responsible for the tracking and maintenance of all team equipment valued over $500,000.

Served as Platoon Sergeant in a Cavalry Troop supporting Program of Instruction, non-POI taskings and other
missions for the United States Army Armor School and Fort Benning MCoE; was responsible for training, morale, welfare,
discipline, safety and professional development of eight NCOS and 20 Soldiers and their Families; responsible for the
maintenance and accountability of five M1A1 AIMS and two M1A2 SEP tanks and ancillary equipment valued in
excess of $37,000,000; provides personnel, vehicles, life support equipment, and maintenance support to the United
States Army Armor School, and the Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence.

Operations Sergeant for the United States Army Armor School (USAARMS) Management Staff; responsible for
physical fitness readiness, planning, coordinating, scheduling, and oversight of all tasks for the U.S. Army Armor
School received from MCoE and TRADOC; resolved conflicts with scheduling equipment, facilities, weapons
requirements; coordinates with MCoE and IMCOM staff for Armor School;was responsible for supervision and
accountability of the Armor School Management Staff.

Special Areas of Emphasis: Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) implementation to staff level officers; Physical Security program; Coordination and Planning of the 2019 Gainey Cup; requests for support (RFS);
Maneuver Warfighter conference (MWfC).

Served as an Instructor in an Armor Crewman One Station Unit Training (OSUT) company; responsible for the health
and welfare of one Sergeant; planned, coordinated, and provided Advanced Military Occupation Specialty training to
over 450 Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers annually; responsible for the safety of 150 IET Soldiers during basic, advanced, tactical driving and tank live fire exercise per cycle.

Section Sergeant in a Stryker Reconnaissance Troop assigned to 3CR, in support of Operation Resolute Support;
responsible for the training, health, welfare, and professional development of seven Soldiers; responsible for the
maintenance, accountability, and combat readiness of two Mine Resistant Vehicles and MTOE equipment worth in
excess of 2.5 million dollars; responsible for ensuring his section is trained and ready for any combat contingency
mission.

Served nine months of this time in support of Operation Resolute Support. Awarded Bronze Star for mission in Tarakai Afghanistan.

Assigned as a Mobile Gun System (MGS) Commander in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, with the mission to provide
security and reconnaissance operations in support of III Corps, JTF or CTF; responsible for the maintenance,
accountability and tactical employment of two Mobile Gun System platforms and all associated equipment valued at
$6,000,000; responsible for the health, welfare, discipline and training of five Armor crewman.

Chosen above peers to participate in the design process of the future Mobile Protected Fire Power Vehicle at the Detroit Arsenal. Presentation was used to brief civilian engineers, to aid in ideas and production of the current platform utilized in the force,

2010-2011: Served in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq as NCOIC of the PGSS (Persistent Ground Surveillance System) Aerostat providing surveillance and real time imagery for rocket and mortar point of origin. Served as NCOIC for the Base Defense Operations Center and Entry Control Points.

2011-2013: Served as a Team Leader/Mobile Gun System Commander. Participated in the first MGS OPNET transitioning Soldiers of the 3d Cavalry Regiment from M1 Abrams to the Stryker Platform. Resourced and provided oversight for the Regiments first Stryker Platform Gunnery. Participated in the Regiments first ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) OPNET, in order to instruct Soldiers from the Recon Squadron on how to operate that specific platform. Having previous TOW Missile experience, this ultimately created a seamless process throughout the course.

2014-2015: Served in a leadership role during a nine month rotation in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. During this time our unit supported the MFO (Multi-Forces Operation) along with 12 other countries providing security and stabilization in the area.

Served as TOW Missile Gunner and Squad Leader in 1st BN 3d Marines, a Jungle Warfare Training Battalion.

From July 2002-November 2002, conducted combat operations in Zamboanga, Philippines in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines. From April 2003 to October 2003, conducted an East PAC Mission where the unit participated in Joint Forces Training. The training fell in multiple countries, to include Japan, Korea and Thailand. From October of 2004 to February 2005, served in Operation Phantom Fury Fallujah, Iraq.