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Last updated 17 FEB 2007

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JUN 2005


Family History

Hi and welcome to my webpage. Be sure to sign my guest book so I can tell if you've been here. My fullname is Patrick Michael San Nicolas Quenga. My family name is from the island of Guam. I'm the second youngest son of nine. I'm half Guamanian and half Irish. My mother's name is Rosalina San Nicolas Quenga from Agat, Guam. I have five brothers and three sisters; Johnny, Jarvis, Jay (deceased), Jerrold, Guy, Jessica, Jacqueline (deceased), and Johnna. Most of my family lives throughout California with the exception of my mother and little brother (Guy) who lives in Guam and my sister Johnna who lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

I was born and raised in San Diego, California. I spent the first 15 years of my life growing up in San Diego. We lived in San Ysidro, Imperial Beach, and Coronado. When I was 15, we moved to Fresno, California where I graduated from Herbert Hoover High.

After high school, I spent the summer goofing off in Fresno before joining the Army on August 21, 1991. I enlisted to become a computer programmer in the MOS 74F.

You can visit my family at our family website by clicking here

Military History

I joined the Army August 21, 1991. I attended Basic Training (Boot Camp) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

After Basic, I transferred to Fort Gordon, Georgia to attend the U.S. Army Computer Science School. After graduating as the Honor Graduate of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), I was transferred to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. There I was assigned to HHC, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT). I worked for the Division Automation Management Office (DAMO)/G-6 as a computer technician and a Linux administrator.

After 4 ½ years with the 101st, I transferred to Seoul, Korea. I was assigned to the Information Management Office (IMO) for HHC, 8th PERSCOM in Yongsan, Korea. I worked as a computer technician, network administrator, and UNIX administrator. I was also a squad leader and section NCOIC.

After one year in Korea, I was transferred to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, where I worked for the TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) as a NT and UNIX system administrator and the NCOIC of the Information Systems section. I was located at White Sands for 2 ½ years before leaving for Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS).

WOCS took place at Fort Rucker, Alabama. It was honestly the hardest military school I've ever attended. I spent 7 weeks in southern Alabama learning the basics of becoming a Warrant Officer in today's Army.

I completed the Warrant Officer Basic Course at Fort Gordon, Georgia for the MOS 251A (Information Systems Technician) September 3, 1999. The course was 19 weeks long and contained classes in UNIX, Windows NT, Network Essentials, Visual Basic 6.0 programming, Network Security, Network Administration, Web design, Object Oriented Modeling and Design, and Computer Hardware.

My current assignment is with the 22nd Signal Brigade where I'm the Brigade Automation Officer and the Information Assurance Manager. When I arrived to this unit in Darmstadt, Germany in September of 2003, the unit was already deployed to Iraq. Therefore, soon after arriving to the unit, I found myself heading back out to the desert to join the unit in Baghdad, Iraq at a place they called Camp Victory. While in Baghdad, I operated as a Data Controller in the Joint Network Operations Security Center (JNOSC), managing over 450 routers on the largest communications network ever deployed by the United States Army in the world.

We returned from Iraq late February of 2004, and believe me, these guys were ready to come home. Operation Iraq Freedom I and V Corps in the Attack was a success. Victory Voice accomplished their mission with flying colors, accomplishing historical events and doing things no one or no communications unit has ever accomplished in the history of warfare.


I've been in the Army for 16 years now. The Army has taken me around the world, from the beaches of Australia to the mountains of Alaska; from the "hang out" Uncle Frosties in Camp Doha, Kuwait, to "The Hill" in Iteawan, Seoul, Republic of Korea; from the desert of Somalia to the island of Puerto Rico; from the jungles of Panama to the cold frost of New Brunswick, Canada; and now to Baghdad Iraq on Camp Victory...and you know what, I wouldn't change a thing.

The U.S. Army is a great organization for a young person to strive forward, set goals, and be rewarded for their hard work and effort. While serving your country, you also better prepare yourself for the future, your future. Patriotism takes on a whole new meaning. You can feel every cord of The National Anthem thru your body. You learn to understand freedom and liberty and the men and women that have taken the ultimate sacrifice so that our brothers and sisters may live in harmony.

Yup, I wouldn't change a thing.

I love everything I do and what the military has to offer me. The Army is not just a job, it's a lifestyle. It's meant for some, and not for others. I am a true believer that if you're in the service and don't want to be, then we should put every effort to get you out. There is always someone willing to take your spot. A Soldier that wants to be here, rather then a Soldier whining and complaining about being here.
I love to travel and help out Soldiers. If anyone ever needs my help, I will always lend a helping hand. If Soldiers ever have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Recent History


Thanks for visiting my webpage and come again anytime. Leave comments and suggestions in my guest book if you wish.

I'm currently in Darmstadt, Germany with the 22nd Signal Brigade as the Brigade Automation Officer and the Information Assurance Manager.

I’m back in Darmstadt, Germany, after my third tour in the desert. In June of 2007, I’m reporting to the 7th Signal Brigade in Mannheim, Germany for my second tour in Europe. I will be the Signal Brigade Automation Technician, which is a great job. So it looks like I’ll be returning to the States after March 2010. Man, I love Europe!
Feel free to contact me thru my email link on this page. Hope to hear from you soon. Take care and God speed!

If anyone has any questions, future warrant officers or my peers, please feel free to email me and ask. I'm always willing to help out the fellow Soldier.


Some recent pictures

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My new ride
Darmstadt Germany
DEC 2006

Sporting the car in Germany
BBQ at my house
Darmstadt Germany
July 2005

Sport'n the visor
Camp Victory
Griffin HeliPad
FEB 2006

Griffin Pad, Camp Victory
Dustin and I outside my house
Darmstadt Germany
SEP 2005

Dustin and I
The guys and I at our favorite place, Cubana's in Sieheim, Germany
July 2004

The guys
Me on my bike outside my house in Germany
August 2004

The guys
Tim Griffith and me at Warrant Officer Basic Course
SEP 1999

Tim Griffith and me at Warrant Officer Basic Course
LT Dave McCourtney, GEN Franks, and I in Kuwait
JAN 2003

CENTCOM Commander and us
Me in Kuwait, taken SEP 02. I hate this picture.
Me in Kuwait, I hate this picture
This is a group shot in Kuwait at the Embassy
FEB 2003

J6 Crew at the Embassy
My friends and I in Saddam's Palace
New Year's Night
Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq
31 DEC 2003

The Palace Shot
At night in front of the Palace in Baghdad
Christmas Night
25 DEC 2003

Night Palace Shot
Me outside our office, standing in front of the Palace
Camp Victory, Iraq
OCT 2003

Me in front of the palace

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8th Perscom Color Guard
This is me in the Color Guard in 8th PERSCOM, Seoul Korea
June 1996
Damn! I was young



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My former units in the military


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Fort Campbell, Kentucky
101st Airborne Division (AASLT)
501st Signal Battalion
"Screaming Eagles"
DEC 91 - SEP 95
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8th Perscom Unit Patch
Seoul, Korea
8th Personnel Command (PERSCOM)
8th PERSCOM
"Soldier, Service, Support"
SEP 95 - SEP 96
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TRADOC Unit Patch
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
TRADOC Analysis Center
"Where tomorrow's victory begins"
SEP 96 - MAR 99

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FORSCOM Unit Patch
Fort Carson, Colorado
Forces Command (FORSCOM)
43d Area Support Group
"Providers"
SEP 99 - SEP 03

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Camp Doha, Kuwait
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Marine Central Command (MARCENT)
Combined Joint Task Forcec - Consequence Management
Operation Iraqi Freedom I
AUG 02 - MAR 03  

 

Darmstadt, Germany
V Corps
22nd Signal Brigade
"Victory Voice"
Operation Iraqi Freedom I
SEP 03 - Present


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