Military

US Army

Sergeant First Class Candy Gamboa

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Career Field: Supply and Logistics Management

Years of Service: 11

Served in: 508th Military Police Battalion (Fort Lewis, WA & Bagram, Afghanistan), Multinational Force and Observers/EOD Detachment (Sinai, Egypt), and 82nd Airborne Division (Fort Bragg, NC).

I joined the Army in my junior year of high school and left for basic training a week after graduating high school. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Criminology at Arizona State University in 2021. I am currently enrolled as a graduate student for Oregon State University.

Some highlights of my career are being a paratrooper and jumpmaster, which is jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft and ensuring other paratroopers safely get out of the plane too. The Army has taken me to various states and countries around the world! I love to hike, travel, and read on my free time.

Phone: (503) 383-5863

Instagram: @Sergeant.Gamboa

United States Military Academy at West Point

Frederick Goeth

Hometown:  West Linn, OR

Admissions Mentor for the US Military Academy

Years of Active Service:  6

Served in Ft Benning, GA; Ft Sill, OK; Ft Lewis, WA; Ft Rucker, AL

Deployed to Viet Nam

fritz.goeth@frontier.com

503-970-9921

My father was in the Army and I was born at Ft. Bragg, NC and graduated from high school in India.

I graduated from West Point in 1970, then Airborne School, Ranger School, Artillery Officers Course, Flight School.

Last assignment was as an Artillery Battery Commander in the 9th Infantry Division.

After leaving the service I worked as a mechanical engineer for ESCO Corp in Portland and retired in 2015.

I’ve been a local representative of the West Point Admissions Department helping young Oregonians get into West Point for about 15 years.

My wife, Maureen, and I have a daughter, Amy, and a grandson, Radley.

Marines

Sgt Agulto, Faustino

Hometown: Federal Way, WA

Years of Service: 7

Served in: Camp Foster, Okinawa Japan. Kaneohe Bay, HI.

Deployed: South Korea

Phone: 503-480-6793 Email: Faustino.agulto@Marines.usmc.mil

Sergeant Agulto was born on July 5, 1996, in Burien, WA. In June 2014, he graduated from Federal Way High school, Federal Way, Washington and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps November 14th of 2015.

In February 2016, Private Agulto graduated recruit training from MCRD San Diego, California. In March 2016, he was promoted to the rank of Private First Class while attending Marine Combat Training aboard Camp Pendleton, CA upon graduating he would then attend Motor Vehicle Operator School in Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

In January 2017, PFC Agulto was promoted to Lance Corporal. In April 2018, Lance Corporal Agulto was promoted to the rank of Corporal while serving as a Motor Vehicle Operator with 3d Transportation Support Battalion. During his time there he went on four deployments to South Korea to cross train with Republic of Korea Marines, to include the offload and loading of 1000 vehicles/equipment from the USNS Pililaau.

In June 2016, Corporal Agulto was assigned to 3D Radio Battalion, Oahu HI and served as an incidental operator. During this time Corporal Agulto managed the conduction of preventative maintenance service and checks to include monthly inventories of 42 tactical vehicles totaling over $1,000,000 of government assets. Corporal Agulto was taught how to utilize the Global Combat Support System in order to assume the responsibility as Truck Master.

In June of 2020, Corporal Agulto was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. During his time he served as the Truck Master and in September of 2020 he assumed the duties and responsibilities as Battalion Licensing Non-Commissioned Officer. Sergeant Agulto licensed 32 Marines on HMMWVs and JLTVs.

Sergeant Agulto has 1 daughter Melia, and an Old English Bulldog named Nanea. His hobbies are taking photographs for his business, hiking, and spending time with his wife and daughter outdoors.

Navy 

Jen Mortimer  

Hometown: Neenah, WI 

Career Field: Hospital Corpsman  

Years of Service: 4.5 

Served in: Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (Oceanside, CA), 4th Marine Logistics Group Det Bulk Fuel Company Bravo (Green Bay, WI), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command 2020 (Camp Lejeune, NC)

Phone: (503) 260-2583

I enlisted into the Navy in 2017 for many reasons such as: get my school paid for, get hands on medical experience, travel, and, most important, to serve my country. I went to boot camp in Great Lakes, IL, then did medical training in San Antonio, TX. I served for a year at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton where I tested my interests in various medical fields. While there, I attended Field Medical Training Battalion, where I learned Marine Corps operations and earned my qualification to be a part of the “greenside” medical team (working with the Marine Corps). In December 2019 I deployed with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command 2020 where we performed various operations in numerous South American countries. In my free time I enjoy all things outdoors, spending time with family, photography, and cooking! I am here to answer any questions you may have. 

Coast Guard

Jason Ganem

Hometown: Tucson, AZ

Career Field:  Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist 

Years of service: 21 years 

Served in: Kodiak, AK, San Diego, CA, Tampa, FL, Anchorage, AK, Seattle, WA, Vancouver, WA

Phone:  360-448-3079

Email:  Jason Ganem

I grew up in Tucson, A.  Shortly after graduating from the University of Arizona I decide to join the Coast Guard.  I decided on the Coast Guard for the life saving and law enforcement mission.  Being able to give back to my community while also traveling the world has been an amazing career.  I have spent the last 20 years specializing in counter narcotics and counter terrorism.  As a federal law enforcement agency within Homeland Security, the Coast Guard is responsible for all maritime interdiction operations.  With around 40,000 members nationwide, the Coast Guard is a second family. 

I currently live in Camas, WA with my wife and two kids. During my time off I like to ride dirt bikes, and coach football and soccer for my kids. 

AIR FORCE:  TSgt Thomas L Bennett

Hometown:  Kansas City, MO

Career Field:  Security Forces, Religious Affairs, Recruiter

Years of service: 13 years

Served in:  Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Oregon

Deployed: Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan

Phone:  (503)507-8476

Email:   thomas.bennett.14@us.af.mil

Technical Sergeant Thomas Bennett is from Kansas City, Missouri and graduated back in 2006.  He joined the Air Force in August of 2007 and became a Security Forces Member. For 6 years Sergeant Bennett was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska and deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. He then cross trained into Religious Affairs where he was stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois for two years and deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.  After his deployment Sergeant Bennet moved to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri and was again deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan and Al Udied Air Base, Qatar.  Finally, Sergeant Bennett joined recruiting in November 2020 here in Salem, OR.  He and his family are excited living in a new area and seeing all the different activities Oregon has to offer.

Air Force Reserve

Marvis Stoney

Hometown: Yorktown, Virginia

Degree:  Associate in Human Resource Management

Years of Service: 13 years

Served in: Clovis  NM, RAF Mildenhal England, Phoenix AZ, and Osan AFB Korea.

Deployed:  Manas, Kyrgyzstan

Phone: 503 724-6174

Email:  Marvis.Stoney.1@us.af.mil

Oregon Army National Guard 

SSG Jason Scott

Hometown: Kenton, OH

Career Field: Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosives (CBRNe), Law Enforcement, Recruiting

Years of Service: 16

Served in: Scania Iraq, 102 CST Salem, OR,

Recruiting Station Salem, OR.

Deployed: Iraq 2009 -2010

Phone: 503-269-0569