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Amanda Bach
Amanda Bach is an American Entrepeneur born in Long Island, New York on January 25th, 1986 (38). She is the President and Director of Atlas Business Consulting & Development, LLC. Amanda is a decorated United States Armed Forces Veteran, having honorably served in the United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps , and the United States Army National Guard. Mrs. Bach was born Amanda Danielle Connolly, the 5th child to Irma Luisa Padilla and the 2nd child to John Michael Connolly. She is also the granddaughter of decorated WWII Army Air Corps, Hiroshima Veteran, Michael Joseph Connolly, and Radio City Music Hall Rockette , Sylvia Allen-Connolly.

Amanda is the wife of Retired USAF Security Forces, Combat Veteran, Michael Bach. Michael is the son of American Baseball Player, Brian Bach, and Local Singer and Recording Artist, Rae Gruber-Bach , grandson of Decorated WWII Battle of Normandy , Navy Combat Veteran, Donald Gruber, and Carol Shane-Gruber, two-time winner of the Arthur Godfrey Show. Amanda and Michael married April 15th, 2005, in Cheyenne, WY, and have one child.

Amanda excelled in academia, and athletics in primary, middle, and high school. She received a scholarship for her athletic achievements in basketball. Due to her academic ambitions, Amanda graduated a year ahead of her class in 2003. She studied culinary arts and was a kitchen manager for a well-known restaurant franchise in Queens, NY by the age of 17. While this was a personal passion, Amanda had a grandeur magnetism to Military Service, as her three older brothers, and husband were enlisted servicemen, overseas.

in December 2005, Amanda enlisted into the United States Air Force had the honor of performing as a Squad Leader in Basic Training. After Amanda graduated, she attended Technical School as an Information Manager. Below describes her USAF career, qualifications, training, and duties.

Air Force
Air Force Enlisted Job Descriptions & Qualifications Amanda Performed, supervised, and managed information management (IM) tasks and activities. Implemented policy directives and instructions to manage information through its life cycle regardless of media.

Duties and Responsibilities: Performed IM functions. Performed workgroup administration duties. Helped conduct information analysis to determine proper information flow. Operated office automation equipment. Operated records staging area and records information management system database. Conducted records management surveys. Established and maintains office records. Operated publication distribution office and publication distribution office system. Filled requirements and packaged and distributed publications and forms. Defined formatted and published local forms, administrative publications, and correspondence. Performed and assisted in planning and programming functions such as wartime and contingency needs, resource management, IM awards program, and preparing support agreements. Maintained publication sets and libraries. Operated the Base Information Transfer Center. Processes, controls, and delivers administrative communications and mail. Prepares and monitors accountable communication control records. Performs quality assurance duties. Provides IM support. Helped customer determine life cycle management of their information. Provided guidance and assists customers in determining needs through information analysis. Assisted customers in software application for commonly used office automation applications. Performed basic configuration management and initial system diagnostics. Identified unsolved problems to the Base Network Control Center in assisting customers. Provided guidance to ensure communications, publications, and forms meet prescribed style, format, and legal statutory requirements. Complied with, and assist others with, provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act:  Provided document release service, and accounts for fees collected. Assisted customers to determine proper maintenance and disposition of their records. Managed IM processes and activities:  Was responsible for overall administration, management, and life cycle of records, publications, forms, and administrative communications. Manages central destruction facilities.

Specialty Qualifications: Knowledge mandatory: policies and procedures relating to the life cycle of information, including administrative communications, office records, publications, and forms; general office management principles; organizational structure and its interrelationship with the mission; security practices; operating computers; and application of software.

Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in business, English composition, computer science or information systems, mathematics, and keyboarding is desirable. Training. The following training is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:

Experience. Qualification in and possession of experience performing functions such as office management; publications and forms management, and preparing, controlling, and processing written communications. Also, experience performing and supervising functions such as distributing electronic mail and messages; planning and programming; document security; records management; publications and forms; and preparing, monitoring, controlling, and processing written and electronic communications. Also, experience managing and directing information management processes or resource management.

Marine Corps
Amanda then enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, with no break in service. Against all odds, because of her small physique, Amanda was the 1st Female Honor Graduate in Marine Corps History. She was The Guide Platoon 4009, and meritoriously promoted for her excellence in Marine Corps Boot Camp, Parris Island. Here was born her nickname "The Guide".

The Landing Support Specialist

The Landing Support Specialist performs various duties that support the establishment, maintenance and control of transportation throughput systems on beaches, landing zones, ports (air and sea), and terminals (rail, truck, and container) used in support of MAGTF operations and deployments. They are trained in the doctrinal concepts of landing support and the landing force support party; conducting port, arrival/departure airfield, helicopter support team operations, and rail head operations. The Landing Support Specialist is also trained in the application of automated information systems (AIS) that are utilized throughout the defense transportation system (DTS) to track, and interface movement data with load planning programs and joint AIS to support the FDP&E process and in-transit visibility (ITV). NCOs and Staff NCOs plan, conduct, and supervise landing support operations and training. At the MAGTF level, they assist with the throughput of unit personnel, supplies and equipment. They also assist with the preparation, planning, and execution of strategic mobility plans in accordance with the time phased force deployment data (TPFDD) used to deploy and sustain forward deployed forces. At the SNCO level, they will also serve as Combat Cargo Assistants (CCAs) onboard naval amphibious assault ships.

Amanda was stationed in Okinawa Japan. She was quickly observed as an asset in the Staff NCO Office. Her ambition, motivation, and dedication encouraged her to become a highly trained Marine. Amanda put herself on as many weapons qualifications that she could. As such, Amanda was the highest trained Marine in her unit. Certifications to include: OC Spray, The M14 Shotgun, and The 9MM side arm, as well as The M16, Marine Corps MCCMAP, The Bayonet, The NCO Sword, Helo Dunker and Swim Qual 4