Major Eduardo Olvera is a native of Houston, TX. After earning his bachelor’s degree, he attended the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Armor Corps and currently serves as an Adjutant General Corps Officer.

 

He has served in various capacities as an Armor Officer including, Platoon Leader at Ft. Stewart, GA, Company Executive Officer and Commander and Battalion S3 at Ft. Jackson SC, Battalion S1 at Ft. Bliss, TX, Army Service Component Command S1 at Vicenza, Italy, Brigade S1 at Ft. Wainwright, AK, and currently serves as a Battalion Executive Officer at the University of Houston.

 

Major Olvera holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Houston and a Masters of Arts in Higher Education Administration from the University of Louisville.  His military education includes Officer Candidate School, Armor Basic Officer Leader Course, Army Reconnaissance Course, Adjutant General Captains Career Course, Master Educator Course, Command and General Staff College Intermediate Level Education, and Combatives Level I Course.

 

Major Olvera’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (4 OLC), Air Force Achievement Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal (2 Service Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Air Force Training Ribbon, Basic Army Instructor Badge, Combat Action Badge, and Expert Soldier Badge. He has been awarded the Order of St. Maurice and the Order of St. George Medals from the Infantry and Armor Associations.

CPT Joshua Kim was born in Englewood, Colorado and was raised in Southern California and Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education Cross Categorical K-12, Liberty University in 2023 with a Master in Business Administration, and CompTIA’s Security+ certification. He enlisted in the Army Reserves in 2011 as a 12N, Horizontal Construction Engineer, and received his Officer commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program as a Signal Corps Officer in 2015.

 

Upon graduation from the Signal Corps Basic Officer Leader Course in Fort Gordon, GA, his first duty assignment was with Charlie Company, 35th Infantry Division as a Platoon Leader from May 2015 to Dec 2018. During his time as a Platoon Leader, he was deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield. After mobilization, he completed an Interstate Transfer to the Texas Army National Guard. He was then assigned to 3-144th Infantry Regiment, “Fourth Texas”, as the Battalion S6 OIC from Jan 2019 to Apr 2020. During this time, he also served on ADOS orders with the Texas Military Department J6 as a Plans and Policy Officer from Sept 2019 to Feb 2020. After a successful assignment as a Battalion S6 OIC with the 3-144th Infantry Regiment and Plans and Policy Officer with the J6, he was later assigned with the 136th Expeditionary Signal Battalion as the Assistant S3 Officer from Apr 2020 to Aug 2022. During his time as the Assistant S3 Officer, he was deployed again to Camp Buehring, Kuwait and Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar in support of Operation Spartan Shield. CPT Kim currently serves as the Company Commander for Charlie Company, 172nd Brigade Engineer Battalion for the Texas Military Department.

 

His military education includes the Signal Officer Basic Course, the Signal Captain Career Course, the SHARP Foundation Course as a Victim Advocate, Management Client Course, Defense Support of Civil Authorities Course, Casualty Notification Officer/Casualty Assistance Officer Course, Common Facilty Development – Instructor Course, Equal Opportunity Leader, Technical Transportation of HAZMAT, and Combat Lifesaver Course.

 

His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global Ware on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/M Device, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Overseas Service Ribbon, the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold), the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (1 OLC), the Missouri National Guard Basic Training Ribbon, the Texas Federal Service Medal, and the Texas Faithful Service Medal.

 

 

 

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