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2LT Jean-Paul “JP” Stassi was born in Fresno, California but migrated to Fairhope, Alabama where he enlisted in the US Army as an nfantryman (Mortar 11C) in November 1998. He spent 14 years active and national guard combined as an Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) before attending the Alabama Military Academy Accelerated OCS school. He commissioned as a Signal Officer in September 2021 through the 200^th Regimental Training Institute, Alabama Military Academy Army Officer Candidate School in Fort McClellan, Alabama. 2LT Stassi holds a Baccalaureate Degree in International Relations from American Military University and continued his education by receiving his Graduate Degree of Master Business Administration specializing in Project Management from Ashford University. With his 17+ years of Military Service, 2LT Stassi has serviced in many leadership positions from the team to company level.

2LT Stassi is currently the Assistant Team Chief for the Alabama National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element (DCO-E) at the

Alabama Joint Forces Headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama. He is responsible as a systems network engineer/cyber operations officer for the DCOE. He manages and coordinates with two fully staffed cyber teams. Before commissioning, he was assigned as the Platoon Sergeant as an Sergeant (E5) for the HHC 1-167^th Infantry Mortar/Sniper section for two years.  In October 2005 to January 2007, 2LT Stassi (then a Specialist) deployed to Iraq and was assigned to as Personal Security Detail to the Iraqi Presidential Council. Some of 2LT Stassi’s other assignments include: HHC 1-12^th Infantry (Mortars), B Co 2BN 20^th SFG (A), 19^th CRD 2BN 20^th SFG (A), C Co 711^th Signal, and 690^th Chemical Co.

2LT Stassi also served as an Observation Controller/Trainer at Camp Shelby for the mounted and dismounted combat patrol lanes where he trained over 10,000 deploying ARNG soldiers. 2LT Stassi has been making great strides and advancements as a commissioned officer by working at the 200^th Regimental Regional Training Institute Fort McClellan, Alabama working on developing the next OCS candidates wanting to be officers in the US Army/Army National Guard.

 2LT Stassi served in one deployment to Iraq (Army), one deployment to Iraq (civilian) and spent 6 rotations (civilian) in Afghanistan training new elite infantry soldiers and teaching the first Female Engagement Team/SOF Cultural Support Teams in Afghanistan, C-IED JATAC/ATTAC Instructor and IED Fabricator. He has worked alongside most federal agencies on special mission projects.

2LT Stassi is currently working as an Industrial Security Representative Special Agent with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security

Agency.

2LT Stassi’s awards and decorations are Army Commendation Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal (Campaign Star), Presidential Citation Medal, National Defense Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Armed Forces

Reserve Medal (M Device), Alabama National Emergency Service Medal (9-11 Clasp), Alabama Faithful Service Medal. 2LT Stassi also earned the Combat Action Badge and Laos Foreign Parachutist Wings Badge.

2LT Stassi has three boys- Owen, Giorgio and Gabriel Stassi.