Mentors

Laura Yocum proudly served 13 years on active duty in the United States Navy, advancing from E-1 to Chief Petty Officer (E-7) in just nine years as a Sonar Technician. Following her active-duty career, she transitioned into the Navy Reserve, where she has served for the past two years as an Intelligence Specialist. Laura is a certified Master Training Specialist and has been recognized for her excellence and dedication with multiple awards, including four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.

Andrew's dad served in the Army for about 30 years as a helicopter mechanic. Through this, Andrew has experienced his daily life in the military as well as what it was like when he was deployed and when he retired from service.

Clay joined the US Army in 1995 and attended Basic and AIT (11C or Infantry Mortarman) from June-September of 1995. He then attend Airborne School in October of 1995 and arrived at the 101st Airborne Div. (Air Assault) that November at Air Assault School at Ft. Campbell.

Clay served as the load master for platoon and company-level air assault missions, got off of active duty in June of 1998, rejoined the USAR in August of 2001, deployed to Iraq in 2003-2005 (18 months), and left the USAR in 2010.

Brenden has been in the MOANG since April of 2018 as a crew chief for the B2 Stealth Bomber. He is a mechanical engineering student and a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Brenden is from O'Fallon, MO and is 25 years old.