Just like the military, there is no I in team. No one man or woman has all the skills and knowledge to do every job and so you build a diverse team with as many of the skillsets as needed to complete the mission. Here is the current roster for our team.
Mark Christianson “Rigger82″ (aka ODG6Actual)
Position: Owner/Executive Editor
Location: Outside Chicago, Illinois USA
Military Background: United States Army Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division as a Parachute Rigger and Class I Supply
Game Platforms: PC (primary), XBOX 360 (Kinect), PS3, Wii and Android (mobile)
Game Preferences: Shooters, Puzzle/Problem Solving
Notables:
- Served in support of Operation Just Cause (Panama, 1989)
- Deployed for Operation Desert Shield (1990) through Desert Storm (1991)
- Past Chairman, Secretary (Chicago Chapter) and past National Director – 82nd Airborne Division Association (joined 1989)
E. Johnson ”Checkmate11b”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Indiana, USA
Military Background: 11B Infantry trooper with 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Game Platforms: Xbox 360
Game Preferences: Shooters, RPGs, Puzzle, Music/Party, Action, Simulation
Notables:
- Served and deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (Phases II and III).
- Currently serving as part of USAREC.
John Edwards ”Edwards”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Louisiana, USA
Military Background: United States Army, 19D Cavalry Scout. HMMWV Gunner and Truck Commander. 4th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Recon Troop
Game Platforms: PC
Game Preferences: Shooters, RPGs, MMOs, Action
Notables:
- Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 2003 – March 2004.
[Name Redacted] “EODTech”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Downrange
Military Background: Explosive Ordinance Disposal
Game Platforms: PC, XBOX
Game Preferences:
Notables:
Blake Hicks ”FalconPara”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: South Carolina, USA
Military Background:
Game Platforms: PC, XBOX, Wii
Game Preferences: Shooters, Flight Sims
Notables:
Rick Givens ”Lunch_Meat”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Outside Chicago, Illinois USA
Military Background: United States Marine Corps 0311/Rifleman and 8152/Marine Security Forces, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Game Platforms: PC (Primary), Xbox 360, and Android (Mobile)
Game Preferences: First Person Shooter, Real Time Strategy, and RPG
Notables:
- Field Training Officer and Police Academy Instructor, US Department of Defense (2000-2003)
- Served as a Federal Air Marshal, with multiple deployments overseas (2003-2010)
- Founding Sergeant at Arms – Fraternal Order of Police, Federal Lodge 11F, Chicago IL
Allen Larson ”MM11C” (aka “Mortarman11c”)
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Military Background: United States Army: MOS 11C2P Indirect fire Infantryman, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, 3/66th Armor Regiment, 2nd Squadron/1 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division. 3rd Battalion/11th Special Forces Group (July 1983-Feb 1989) United States Air Force Reserves: AFSC K1A271 Instructor Loadmaster(Airdrop) C-17A Globemaster III. 701st Airlift Squadron Feb (Feb 1989-Present)
Game Platforms: PC (Primary) xBox 360
Game Preferences: First Person Shooters, Real Time Strategy
Notables:
- Veteran of Operation Just Cause (Panama, 1989), Operation Desert Shield/Storm (1st Gulf War 1990-91),Operation Provide Comfort/Deny Flight (1991-2002)Task Force Hawk (Kosovo)(March 1999), Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (Oct 2001-present) 3 deployments
- 1st C-17 Reserve crew to conduct combat airdrops over Northern Afghanistan on 12 Oct 2001. 22 total combat airdrops since then.
- Past Chapter Secretary (Low Country All-Airborne Chapter) Past National Director – 82nd Airborne Division Association and Past Vice President 505th Panther Association, 82nd Airborne Division
- Law Enforcement Backgound on the local, State and Federal Levels (1988-2007)
- Firefighter/EMT
William Gauntner ”RogueDoc”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Eastern Pennsylvania
Military Background: United States Navy Hospital Corpsman (HM-8404 Field Medical Service Technician). Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan and 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Game Platforms: PC (primary), XBOX 360 and Android (mobile)
Game Preferences: Shooters
Notables:
- Med-Cruise 1991 – USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) / USS Austin (LPD-4)
- Operation Provide Comfort (1991) 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Angie Padilla ”x_STiLETTO_x”
Position: Staff Writer
Location: Illinois, USA
Military Background: United States Army Military Police Corps
Game Platforms: PS3 (Primary), PC, Nintendo 3DS, Android (Mobile)
Game Preferences: Shooters, Role-Playing Games, Action/Adventure
Notables:
- Served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2006)
- Featured in the National Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery for Women in Combat
