In 1984 Vic enlisted in the Army Reserve, in 1990 received his ROTC officer commission, in 1991 completed the Military Police Officer (MP) Basic Course, Airborne School, Ranger School, and went on active duty in the 101st MP Company, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) until transitioning to the reserves in 1994. In 2003 he activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom to provide daily convoy security for a 200-mile journey through hostile territory from Kuwait to Tallil Air Base and oversaw construction of three Iraqi police stations and the training of 256 new Iraqi police officers. Returning home, he served the USAR as an MP Operations Officer, a Command Inspector General to ensure the health and morale of 20,000+ soldiers, a Commander of an MP Division securing the “top 12” officials in the Defense Department, the author of a plan for response to man-made and natural disasters in the western U.S. including cyber, utility infrastructure, terrorism, and severe weather, and finally as the senior officer of a 127 soldier Ready Force X unit charged with providing communications support to the Army Pacific Command in potentially lethal combat situations on shorter notice than traditional reserve units. Vic’s medals and badges include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Global War on Terror Service Medal, and Combat Action, Parachutist, and Air Assault Badges. Vic earned a B.S in Criminology from CSU Fresno, a Masters in Homeland Security from the American Military University, and is a Captain in the Costa Mesa Police Department where he has served for 25 years. He and his wife Corey reside in Newport Beach.