

Assigned to the NATO Training Mission’s Infrastructure Training Advisory Group, he served as a Site Leader in Qala-e-Naw, Baghdis Province, where his small team of three U.S. His second combat deployment took him to Afghanistan from 2011-2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Afterwards, while at the Engineer Captain Career Course, he earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He worked with Navy and Coast Guard leaders in the maintenance and development of the school-house’s diver training programs across all skill levels from initial entry to Master Diver qualification. Army Engineer Dive School) located at the NDSTC in Panama City Beach, FL. Upon returning from Iraq, LTC Mitroka assumed command of A Company, 169th Engineer Battalion (The U.S. He served as the team’s Executive Officer and Staff Maneuver Advisor responsible for coaching, teaching and mentoring multiple Iraqi Army Battalion staffs on counterinsurgency operations throughout Baghdad and Diyala Provinces. His first combat deployment from 2007-2008 was on a Military Transition Team, augmented with British and Royal Scots forces, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After completing the Dive Officer and Sapper Leader courses, he reported to Fort Eustis, VA, where he served as the Team Leader for The Mighty 86th Dive Team and then Executive Officer for the 569th Engineer Dive Company (Provisional). During the Engineer Basic Officer Leader Course, he made the selection to attend the Basic Dive Officer Course at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) in Panama City Beach, FL. Mitroka is a 2004 graduate of the United States Military Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management. The new sites will be designed to offer immersive training via real-world simulations, the company said.įor more news, projects, and profiles in the ICT cabling and connectivity industry, subscribe to CI&M’s newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Timothy M. Light Brigade said it expects to launch another two Training Academies next year. Light Brigade also offers custom courses, and has partnered with various associations for accredited training, workshops, and training sessions at meetings and conventions. In addition to courses in Washington and now Texas, the company offers in-person courses at various facilities internationally, as well as online training. Light Brigade has delivered fiber-optic training courses for 35 years. that will complement operations at Light Brigade’s headquarters in Kent, Washington. The Dallas facility is the first of what is planned to be several training locations opening across the U.S. The new academy site hosted its first training course, “OTDR & Testing Deep Dive,” from July 6-7. With the support of parent company Hexatronic, Light Brigade and Data Center Systems (DCS) have announced the opening of a new Light Brigade Training Academy in Dallas, Texas.Īccording to a press release, forthcoming courses at the new Dallas site will focus on advanced fiber-optic skills training and fiber-optics skills training for data centers and enterprise networks.
