Daniel Lewis Karbler is a

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currently serving as the commander of the

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. Prior to that, he was the chief of staff of the

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. Karbler received a B.S. degree from the

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in 1987. He later earned a Master of Business Arts degree from

Benedictine College Benedictine College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College (founded 1858) for men and Mount St. Scholastica College (founded 1923) for ...

and an M.A. degree in strategic studies from the

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. Karbler also studied at the

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and the

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. He is scheduled to retire from active duty.

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