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Ryan J. McCombie retired from the US Navy in 1996 completing 26 years service. His last duty station was as the Senior Navy Representative and Faculty Instructor at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Ryan was previously the commanding officer of SEAL Team Two. Beginning his career with a SEAL tour in Vietnam, he has trained and served with commandos from all over the world being the 1st American to complete French SEAL training and serving a two-year tour with their elite Commando Hubert. He also served as the Operations Officer of the highly regarded Red Cell Team. Because of his knowledge of French and special operations, he was selected to be the first United States Military Attache to our nation's embassy in Brazzaville, Congo. Following that billet, he commanded SEAL Team Two from 1985 to 1987. Ryan then served in high-level positions at the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, DC. Over the years, Ryan has consulted with international American, French and Canadian companies around the world. Since leaving the military, Ryan has served as an executive at financial service firms. He now is the co-chair of the Centre County Day of Caring and Chair of the PSU World Campus Military Veterans Foundation. Ryan is married to Denise (House). They have three children and three grandchildren.