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Mark W. Balmert
Mark William Balmert (born 1954) is retired United States Navy rear admiral. His last command was the joint Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Strike Group Three, Expeditionary Strike Group 3. He retired from the Navy in 2008 and joined Northrop Grumman as a Strategic Senior Consulting Manager. Biography Early years; education Balmert was born in Fort Madison, Iowa. He participated in the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps, Navy Reserve Officer Training program (NROTC) at the University of Notre Dame, and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He earned a Master of Science in Corporate finance, financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1985. He is a 1989 graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College He also attended the National Securities Management Course at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University. United States Navy career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Madison, Iowa
Fort Madison is a city and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States along with Keokuk. Of Iowa's 99 counties, Lee County is the only one with two county seats. The population was 10,270 at the time of the 2020 census. Located along the Mississippi River in the state's southeast corner, it lies between small bluffs along one of the widest portions of the river. History Fort Madison was founded as the location of the first U.S. military fort in the upper Mississippi region. — A biographical sketch of the first settler and founder of the new Fort Madison A replica of the fort stands along the river.Old Fort Madison: Sheaffer Pens were developed and made in Fort Madison for many years. The city is the location of the Iowa State Penitentiary—the state's maximum security prison for men. Fort Madison is the Mississippi river crossing and station stop for Amtrak's ''Southwest Chief''. Fort Madison has the last remaining double swing-span bridge on the Mississippi Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
