2nd Medical Battalion

Captain Pittner is a native of Ohio, and attended Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, on a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship, earning a degree in Biomedical Engineering. After receiving his commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1998, he pursued his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University through the Health Professions Scholarship Program, graduating in 2002. He then completed his residency training in orthopedic surgery at The Ohio State University.

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Commander Skrypek is a native of West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and the University of South Carolina with a Master’s in Health Administration. In 2002 he enlisted in the Navy as a Cryptologic Technician, Interpretive (CTI) and attended the Defense Language Institute before reporting to Navy Information Operations Command (NAVIOCOM), Fort Gordon, Georgia where he deployed on submarines, augmented National Security Agency missions, and deployed to Iraq as a member of a Joint Special Operations Task Force.

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