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REX D. SAMPAGA Rex D. Sampaga, a Defense Media Activity Federal Employee, Broadcast Engineer for American Forces Network at Riverside, CA.

Mr. Sampaga, a native of Lancaster, California, enlisted into the United States Air Force from 2002 to 2016. He deployed to Iraq supporting Operation Enduring Freedom providing experimental real-time mission update streaming videos. He later deployed to Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom as a Maintenance Non-commission Officer. He served in a variety of intelligence assignments on active duty, as a contractor, and as an Air Force civilian working with Cyber Test Environment, Virtual Test & Training Center, Remote Piloted Aircraft Ground Control Station, Mark IVB meteorological data station, VHF/UHF and ground to air radios, and SHF/EHF long haul communications. In 2012, Mr. Sampaga was selected for White House Communication Agency as a Broadcast Non-commission Officer to provide Presidential and Vice-Presidential secure communication.

In 2021, Mr. Sampaga started his position as a Broadcast Engineer serving as a technical expert for American Forces Network providing global broadcast satellite network. He maintains over 105,000 devices, supporting over 43500 members in 177 countries.

EDUCATION 2008 Associate of Applied Science, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell, AL 2008 Airman Leadership School, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey 2018 Bachelor of Science, Trident University International, Cypress, CA 2020 Master of Science, Trident University International, Cypress, CA 2022 CompTIA Security+ Certification Riverside, CA 2022 CompTIA Network+ Certification Riverside, CA

CAREER CHRONOLOGY Apr 2021 - Present, Electronic Technician, Defense Media Activity, Riverside, CA July 2019 - Jun 2020, System Administrator, Dept of the Air Force, Las Vegas, NV Jan 2018 - May 2019, System Administrator, HII, Las Vegas, NV Mar 2017 - Sept 2017 System Administrator, JT3/JT4, Las Vegas, NV Aug 2016 - Mar 2017, System Administrator, Bowhead, Las Vegas, NV May 2002 - Mar 2016, RF Transmission Non-commission Officer, U.S. Air Force

(Current as of November 2022)