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BIOGRAPHY Master Sergeant John Bamba United States Army Master Sergeant John Anthony Bamba is a Field Artillery Senior Noncommissioned Officer who entered the United States Army on 14 August 1996 at Fort Sill Oklahoma and was awarded the MOS of 13B Cannon Crewmember. MSG Bamba’s previous assignments include: Service Battery 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Charlie Battery 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, Camp Hovey, Republic of Korea, Alpha Battery 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion 15th Field Artillery, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea, Alpha Battery 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Foxtrot Battery1st Battalion 19th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Alpha Battery 1st Battalion 7th Field Artillery, Fort Riley, Kansas. MSG Bamba’s Military Schools include: the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, the Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, the First Sergeant’s Course, Field Artillery’s Master Gunner’s Course, Master Resilience Training Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, SHARP Course, Air Assault Course, US Army Drill Sergeant School, Combatives Level I and II. Master Sergeant Bamba currently holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Upper Iowa University. Master Sergeant Bamba has two Combat Deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1oak leaf clusters), the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (four oak leaf clusters), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (eight oak leaf clusters), the Meritorious Unit Citation, the Army Good Conduct Medal (sixth award), the National Defense Service Medal (one bronze service star), the Iraqi Campaign Medal (2nd Award), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (numeral three), the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Overseas Ribbon (numeral five), The Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, The Combat Action Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Drivers Badge (wheel and track), the Basic Marksman Qualification Badge (expert) and is a member of the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Awards Program. Master Sergeant Bamba is married to Anginette Mendiola and they have five children together. .