Space Force

My name is Griffin Riedel, I was born in Covina, California and grew up in La Crescenta, CA. I went to Crescenta Valley High School, there I was active in cross country, track & field and the marathon team. After high school I was hungry for something more so I joined the United States Navy. I went to bootcamp in March 2011 in Great Lakes, IL. After boot camp I went to submarine electronics school in Groton, CT where I graduated top of class and was meritoriously promoted to the next rank. My first assignment  was the fast attack nuclear submarine USS Missouri(SSN 780). On board, I qualified Sonar Supervisor, the highest qualification in my field. I did a variety of special projects including being the first person to successfully fly a drone off of a US submarine. The command meritoriously promoted to the next rank for my outstanding performance on board. At the end of my tour, I was invited to join a special projects team, Submarine Surveillance Equipment Program in Pearl Harbor, HI. There I worked with SEAL teams, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, Master Divers and other code name projects. Hungry for more, I qualified out of my rating completing my Information Warfare qualification and also became the Command Fitness Leader. I finished my service as a STS1(SS/IW) & was awarded the Pacific Fleet Sailor of the Year 2019.

   In June 2020, joined the air national guard as a space systems operator. After, I went to Space Undergraduate School at Vandenberg AFB, CA and graduated as class leader in December 2020. Which also made me as the first person to have submarine dolphins and space wings. My current assignment is my Mission Qualification Course at Schriever Space Force Base, CO to learn my satellite constellation and launch. I'm looking forward to our zoom meeting.