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Moore's Marauders:

An Extraordinary Team of Dedicated Professionals.

 

Here's a look at some of the professionals from around the world who volunteer as members of Moore's Marauders. 

 

From left to right: Nixon Wilson, Steve Baacke, Dr. Francois Classens, Ken Moore, Dr. Tom Arkle, Gary Evilsizer and Bruno Atwater.


Click on the person's name to find out why they give so much of themselves to those who died so long ago.


Meet the Team Leaders

 


Kenneth Moore

Retired investment banker, historian, strategist, researcher, scuba diver, and Founder of Moore's Marauders. Resident of Scottsdale, Arizona.


Dr. Francois Claassens, M.D.

 

Physician, field surgeon, former Major in the South African Special Forces, veteran of Angola conflict and Mozambique. Married with three children. Resident of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).

 

 


Dr. Thomas Arkle, Ph.D

 

Retired United States Department of Agriculture Consultant for resource development, environmental scientist, hazmat expert, master analyst, resident of Tinian Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

 

 


Steve Baacke

 

E.R. Nurse; Marauders' Chief Field Operations Safety Officer, accomplished mountain climber, spelunker, tactician. Resident of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).

 

 


Donn Dunlop

Marauders' Director of Operations; logistics and supply expert; U.S. Coast Guard certified boat captain; master spear fisherman. Resident of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).

 

 


Mathew Christiansen

Navy Senior EOD Technician; Marauders' Explosive Ordnance and Tech Diving Team Leader. Resident of Kerrville, Texas.

 

 

 


Joseph Mendoza

Officer, Philippine National Army; former Chief of the Counter Intelligence Division. Resident of Manila.

 


Gerry Flowers

 

Marauders Recon Team Leader; Former United States Marine Corps Battalion Recon Sergeant, 0311/8654; Retired Pilot/Safety Officer, fixed and rotary wing pilot and Marauder Scuba Team Member. Resident of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

 


Joel Rex

Master Training Specialist (Navy); Master Training Instructor (Army); Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, Deep Sea Diver; Hazardous Devices School Training Instructor; Honor Graduate, Army Airborne Jump School. Resident of Huntsville, Alabama.


Ryan Bach

Certified Flight Instructor; Airbus pilot for a major US Airline. Resident of Chicago, IL.


David Metherell

Retired U.S. Air Force; Military historian; Resident of Angeles City, Philippines.


Michael Driscoll

Regional Command Master Chief Asia/Pacific Region.
Resident of Key West, FLA.


Keith Hall

Marauder Director of Personnel.


Meet Team #7: Geophysical Assessment & Analysis


Dr. Thomas Arkle, Ph.D

 

Team Seven Leader; Retired United States Department of Agriculture Consultant for resource development, environmental scientist, hazmat expert, master analyst, resident of Tampa Bay.

 

 


Dr. Kent Schneider

Ph.D., Anthropologist/Archeologist, University Professor, Federal Preservation Officer (USDA-Forest Service, retired), Historic Preservation and Subsurface Imaging (GPR) Consultant. Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Georgia. VP Underground Imaging Solutions, Inc.


Dr. Karen Burns

Ph.D., Forensic Anthropologist/Archeologist, Fulbright Scholar, University Professor.


Dr. Agamemnon "Gus" Pantel

Ph.D., Anthropologist / Archaeologist International Heritage Management


Dr. Stan Copp

Ph.D., Professor of Forensic Anthropology; Instructor/Lecturer in Anthropology/Archaeology/Forensic Archaeology


Douglas Luepke

USDA-Forest Service Geo-spatial Specialist (retired),  GPS and GIS Consultant,  Trimble Certified Mapping and GPS Trainer,  CEO  Global Coordinates LLC.


Stephen Jones

TBA


Meet the Team Members


Roger Leonard

E.R. nurse; former U.S. Marine Lance Corporal; accomplished guitarist, entertainer; mountain climber, horseman. Resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 


Bill Bell

Special Forces; U.S. Army Intelligence School Instructor. U.S. Govt's first Senior POW/MIA field investigator in Southeast Asia.

 


Kobus Bosman

Renowned humanitarian: former head of the 3/2 Battalion, assault forces of the South African Special Forces, veteran of Angola and Mozambique conflicts. Resident of Johannesburg and London.

 


Mark Welton

Captain and former regimental commander of the South African Undersea Commandos; presently on assignment heading oil rig repair teams outside New Orleans, Louisiana.  Resident of Johannesburg, South Africa,

 


Lon Lease

Professional Engineer, military pilot, scuba diver, sailor. Managed technology and construction management in the largest public school building program in the US, Undergraduate instructor and Telecommunications engineer. Graduate of the USAF Academy and veteran of Desert Storm. Resident of Wasilla, Alaska and Auckland, NZ.


Randy Melnick

Bush pilot (multi engine land and sea), former Senior RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), welder, dive master scuba diver. Resident of Manitoba, Canada.

 


Rita Arkle

Still photographer, explorer, spelunker, member of Marianas Visitors Authority Board of Directors. Resident of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).

 


Scotty Moen

High school teacher specializing in outdoor education, advanced scuba diver, avid spear fisherman. Resident of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).

 


Troy Williams

Deep sea diver; sales and marketing executive, with emphasis on Micronesia and Southeast Asia. Resident of Guam.

 


Glen Palacios

Master scuba diver; first Marauder team member. Resident of Palau.

 


Frank Cepeda

Sergeant Major, U.S. Army "Green Beret;" first Marauder team member; Special Forces Team Leader "SADM" Project, Master Parachutist-HALO Tm Ldr, Veteran of 2-year Southeast Asian War, Retired ROTC Instructor, former Congressman, CNMI, Saipan.


Richardo Taimanao

Chief of Police, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); U.S. Army, NCO, 82nd Airborne, Rangers (Ret.).  Resident of Saipan, CNMI.

 


Priyantha "Wijay" Wijayagunaratne, M.D.

Physician, Internist, lecturer, professor, and emergency room physician. Resident of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).

 


Ronnie Moore

Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Navy (Ret.); Deep sea diver specializing in deep wreck penetration, salvage operations, underwater search & recovery, public safety diving operations. Resident of Guam.


Kelly Webb

Trauma Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, Kaseman Hospital, Albuquerque, NM.


Robert Branconnier

Viet Nam Veteran from 1969 thru 1971, Member of the 101st Airborne (later attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Division); Master Chef/nutritional advisor. Resident of Hagatna, Guam.


Vital Team Support Personnel:

Historical Research Group


Dirk Ballendorf, Ed.D

Professor of History and Micronesian Studies, University of Guam; Author of 11 books and over 200 articles on Micronesian history and culture; former Peace Corps volunteer. 


Don Farrell

Marianas historian, author, researcher, retired educator. Resident of Tinian Island, CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).

 


Vital Team Support Personnel:

Educational Outreach Group


Robert Alan Erickson, Ph.D

Educator, private pilot, advanced open water scuba diver, emergency medical technician. Resident of Yap Island, Micronesia.

 


Edward Lieberman

Military historian; Social Scientist focusing on how military events influence beliefs, music, fashion and other cultural artifacts.

 


Vital Team Support Personnel:

Integrated Marketing, Media and Promotional Group


Richard Okie

Award-winning film and television writer, producer, and documentarian.  Executive Producer and Creator of CBS television series "Major Dad," and Discovery Military Channel's series, "Goin' Back."  Resident of Sedona, Arizona.


Danny Gargus

Marauders' Director of Web Development, researcher; computer programmer, Internet multimedia, web design, graphic artist. Resident of Newark, Ohio

 


Jessie Minch

Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Resident of Scottsdale, Arizona.


Eve Christiansen

Special Events Director. Resident of Kerrville, Texas.


Hideo Honda

Marauder photo journalist


Nathan Addison

Marauder photo journalist; Award winning photographer; Marauders' war documentary photographer and photojournalist; photographic researcher; fine art photographer; graphic artist. Resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Vital Team Support Personnel:

Technical Support & Development Group


Jerome Beser

Enterprise hardware, satellite design, database expert; software security expert, enterprise infrastructure expert; author and historian. Resident of Baltimore, Maryland.


Daniel Dunlop

Technical architect, with emphasis on hardware/software architecture, design, development, and deployment to commercial enterprises. Resident of San Diego, California.

 


Vital Team Support Personnel:

Attorneys


Steve Nutting Esq

Representative Counsel in the Mariana Islands

 


Daniel Lynch

Marauder's General Counsel, Prosecuting attorney. Resident of
Chicago Illinois.

 


Vital Team Support Personnel:

Marauder Advisory Board Members


Joseph S. Mobley

Retired U.S. Navy; Marauder Advisory Board Chairman

 


Lieutenant General Earl B. Hailston

Retired U.S. Marine Corps; Marauder Advisory Board Member

 


Carlton A. Sherwood

Veteran Washington, D.C., newspaper & television correspondent, media consultant, author and documentary film-maker; three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, awarded the 1980 Pulitzer Gold Medal and the George Foster Peabody Award; Marauder Advisory Board Member

 


Dale Dye

Captain, USMC (Ret); Marauder Advisory Board Member; Dale currently runs his own company, Warriors, Inc., providing a full spectrum of services including performer training, research, planning, staging and on-set advisory for Directors and other key movie production personnel.


Colonel Len Fuchs

Squadron Leader, United States Marine Corps, retired. Internationally recognized author, lecturer and consultant on leadership development. Resident of Gilbert, AZ.


Special Military Advisors


Rudy Matz

Former Naval Aviator, Hellcat pilot, and twice the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Flew in Lt. Roy Bechtol's Squadron -- The "High Hatters."

 


Bob Allen (In Memoriam)

Former Major in the U.S. Army Air Corp (flew with Moore's uncle), famed 70's TV celebrity, world-renowned marksman and hunter.


About Moore's Marauders...

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For as little as 30 cents a day, you can help us bring home the thousands who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in freedom. Donate today.

 


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