
Steve McCombs U.S. Army| 1997-2019 Fort Belvoir Program/ National Capital Region Stephen McCombs was born in McDonald, OH (1970), graduated from North East High School, North East, PA (1988) and attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. In 1993 he went to work for UPS as an unloader and has remained a valuable employee for the past 27 years. During his time at UPS he had a strong desire to serve his nation. So in 1997, he enlisted in the Virginia Army National Guard as a Radio Operator. After his initial enlistment (1997-2003) he left the Guard for the US Army Reserves. In 2004 he attended and graduated Drill Sergeant School. During his time with the 80th Division (DS)(IT), his unit was selected to deploy in support of OIF 3-4 as a member of a Military Transition Unit (MiTT) charged with training the Iraqi Army. His duties were to train the Iraqi Army on communications as well as support them on ground during daily operations. After returning from Iraq Steve was commissioned as a Wobbly One, branching Signal Corp, 5 March 2008. He again deployed in 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 as a part of a Cyber Assistance Team (CAT). As a CAT he traveled to more than eight countries within the US Army Central (ARCENT) area of operation (AOR) to perform network vulnerability assessments on the US Army’s overall network health. Steve, returned to DEMOB site at FT Bliss, TX where he was medically evaluated and was sent the Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB) at FT Belvoir, VA. He spent three and half years there for medical treatment. While at the WTB he participated in Project Healing Waters (PHW) for over three years. He believes that PHW provides an outlet for learning a new lifetime hobby along with a support group of fellow Soldiers and Volunteers. Steve was medically retired 11 March 2019 with 21 years of service.