Hometown: Germantown, TN

Branch: w88

CPT Mike Orton enlisted into the Nevada Army National Guard in 2010 as a 46Q Public Affairs Specialist, and went on to graduate from the University of Nevada Reno in 2014 with a degree in Criminal Justice. He earned his commission in 2018 through the Accelerated Officer Candidate School program and branched Signal. He deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2020 in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve working for the CJTF CJ-36 doing company-level operations. His most recent assignments have been as an Active Guard Reserve w88 Training officer, and commander of Bravo Company, 422d Expeditionary Signal w88.