Joel Gonzalez joined the United States Marine Corps from Chicago, Illinois in August of 2011. During his first four years, Joel worked at Second Maintenance Battalion, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. As the efforts to close American bases in war zones increased, Joel was sent to work with R4OG at Helmed Province, Afghanistan. On his next enlistment, Joel was chosen to work at United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) as an Administrative Liaison. During his time at USTRANSCOM, he was recognized with various awards including the Navy League Award of Excellence for the year 2015. Joel is now a student at DePaul University pursing a degree in Business Administration, with an expected graduation of Winter 2021. If you have any questions for Joel, feel free to contact him at jonz230@depaul.edu.