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Robert Nile Nolan
Robert Nile Nolan is a native of West Virginia. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1969 and joined the United States Air Force as a vehicle operator/dispatcher in 1970. H...view moreRobert Nile Nolan is a native of West Virginia. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1969 and joined the United States Air Force as a vehicle operator/dispatcher in 1970. He quickly attained the rank of E-5 and attended the U.S. Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy. He was honorably discharged in 1977.Robert joined the Army National Guard in 1980 as an Infantryman. Later, he became a Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant at the rank of E-7. During his time in the military, he served as a Senior Instructor at a Noncommissioned Officers Academy, and was the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of a Counterdrug Task Force operating throughout New York. During the events of 9-11-2001 he deployed to Manhattan, NY as NCOIC of a security team coordinating with Naval Intelligence and home-land security, deployed to JFK airport as acting First Sergeant overseeing military security, and deployed to the United States/Canadian border as NCOIC of a security team to assist the Border Patrol, Customs Agents and New York State Police. He also deployed to a nuclear power plant in Oswego New York as NCOIC of a security team to assist in the security and safety of the power plant.Robert deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army and filled the positions of night shift NCOIC of the Tactical Operations Center, NCOIC of the gym, and was attached to 1st ID, 125th Special Operations (Falcon Cell) as the NCOIC leading an elite team of U.S. Army Rangers and Iraqi Commandos into battle. After retiring from the U.S. Army in 2007 with 26 years active duty, he contracted with Vinnell Arabia teaching Advanced Infantry Tactics to Royal Family Officers of the Saudi Arabian National Guard for 1 year. He then worked for Triple Canopy and SOC LLC as a Security Manager contracted to the U.S. Department of State for the American Embassy and USAID compound in Baghdad, Iraq for 5 years.Robert is 71 years of age and resides in Tennessee with his wife Jan Allyn Naetzker-Nolan. He owns Shadow Security LLC and works on temporary security jobs for the camaraderie and to stay active in the security com-munity. He is a Free Mason, a Shellback, and Life member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association.view less