Capt. Brian Weiss was born in Titusville, Florida and was commissioned through Penn State NROTC in 1995. 

The proud son of an Army master sergeant, Capt. Jeff Hill spent his formative years at military installations in Germany, Colorado, and North Carolina. He received his commission through Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

Master Chief Dylan Inger, a native of Ontario, Oregon graduated from Weiser High School in Weiser, Idaho and enlisted in the Army National Guard as a combat engineer in June 1988.