Master Sergeant Mark W. Warren comes from Fort Pierce FL.  He enlisted in the US Army in August 1983 as a Food Service
Specialist.  His  assignments include Cook, 4/77th Field Artillery, Babenhausen Germany; Cook/Baker/
Rations NCO, 5/5 Cavalry, Kirchgoens Germany; Cook/Rations NCO/Shift leader, Assistant Dining Facility Manager HQ
USAREUR 7/A; Food Service Instructor (AIT) Senior Food Service Instructor for all Advanced Food Service Training Army
Center of Excellence Subsistence, Fort Lee VA; CINC’s Enlisted Aide, US Southern Command Miami FL; Battalion Senior
Food Operations NCOIC, 135th QM Force Provider Fort Bragg NC; Division Level Senior Food Management NCO, 1st
COSCOM Fort Bragg NC; Dining Facility Senior Food Operations NCOIC, HQ USAREUR  and 7th Army Heidelberg FRG.
507th Corps Support Group Fort Bragg NC, the US Army Sergeants Major Academy Fort Bliss TX, HQ V Corps, Heidelberg
Germany

He has as well deployed twice Operation Dessert Shield and Storm and recently in Balad Iraq with the 1st Corps Support
Command out of Fort Bragg NC

Master Sergeant Warren’s education includes the PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, USASMA, Advanced Culinary Skills Training
Course, Instructor Development Course.  He holds certification as a Certified Executive Chef thru the American Culinary
Federation.

Master Sergeant Warren’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit Medal, The Bronze Star Medal, four
Meritorious Service Medals, ten Army Commendation Medals, 15 Army Achievement Medals, Noncommissioned Officer
Professional Development Ribbon with a four device, Overseas Ribbons with a four device, six Good Conduct Medals, Iraq
Campaign Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service
Medal,   Liberation of Kuwait Service Medal,  National Defense Ribbon, and the German Proficiency Badge (Abzeichen zu
tragen) in Bronze.

Master Sergeant Warren’s Culinary achievements include being Team Captain of the US Army Culinary Arts Team 2004,
Team Manager 2000, He has won a total of  42 gold, 26 silver, 9 bronze medals in cooking competitions as well as 7
Olympic Gold medals and the World Championship with the US Army Team in 2000.

He is married to the former Samantha Lee Curtin of Fort Pierce, Florida and has two children Darcie and Wesley.