Hawk Battalion 

  LTC Rodriguez assumed his current duties as the Senior Army Instructor at Armwood High School Army-Junior Reserve Training Corps on 1 August 2022 after serving the Army for 27 ½ years.

  A native of Oahu, Hawaii, LTC Rodriguez entered the Army in 1994 as an Infantrymen in the California National Guard, 40th Infantry Division. A graduate of the San Diego State University ROTC program where he received his commission as an Infantry Officer. He later branch transferred to the Military Intelligence with emphasis in Counterintelligence. LTC Rodriguez has had multiple commands and various staff positions in five Combat Infantry Divisions; a Combat Developer position at the U.S. Army and Doctrine at Fort Huachuca, Arizona; at III-Corps he served as a G-2X; he later served at the U.S. European Command as the CI Coordinating Authority-Army and as the U.S. Representative to NATO for three years to include instructing at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany; a Service Component Command at U.S. Army Pacific Command, special activities assignment and served in two major Combatant Commands (USEUCOM and USSOCOM) in a 27 ½ tenure of service to the nation. His operational deployments include a tour in the Republic of Korea, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM as a Company Commander; and in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM/NEW DAWN as a Brigade Intelligence Officer (S-2) and as a Battalion Executive Officer. LTC Rodriguez has eleven years of joint experience at three different echelons (JTF and Agency) as a Branch Chief, Deputy Division Chief, and as Division Chief in sensitive niche positions.

  LTC Rodriguez's education includes a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from SDSU. He has obtained a master's degree in Business and Organizational Security from Webster University. He is a graduate from the Army's Command and Staff College (resident).

  LTC Rodriguez and his wife have been married for more than 26 years and have two children. His wife is a professor of Spanish at University Maryland Baltimore County and at Holy Names Catholic High School.

  His awards and decorates include the Bronze Star (2 oak leaf cluster); Defense Meritorious Service Medal (3 oak leaf clusters); Meritorious Service Medal (3 oak leaf clusters); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); Army Achievement Medal (2 oak leaf clusters); National Defense Medal (with star); Afghanistan Campaign Medal (campaign star);

Iraq Campaign Medal (campaign star); Korean Defense Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Medal (5); California Drill Attendance Ribbon; Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2); Meritorious Unit Citation; Combat Action Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge; Parachutist Badge; Air Assault Badge; a Knowlton Award Recipient; and Korean Parachutist Wings.