Nicholas Moran | |
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Nickname(s) | "The Chieftain" |
Born | 1975 (age 48–49) California, United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 2000–present |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Commands held |
1st Armored Division Main Command Post – Operational Detachment |
Awards |
Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Valorous Unit Award Meritorious Unit Commendation |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Nicholas Theodore Moran (born 1975) is an American author, historian, and U.S. Army officer.
Moran is Irish on his father's side and Greek on his mother's. [1] He was born in California and attended University College Dublin from 1992 to 1996. [2]
Moran joined the Irish Army Reserve in September 1997 and the US Army National Guard in November 2000. [3] He was deployed in Iraq between 2004 and 2005 as a tank platoon leader (for which he received a Valorous Unit Award), and Afghanistan between 2009 and 2010 (for which he received a Meritorious Unit Commendation). [4] He also received a Bronze Star Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. [5]
Since August 2011, Moran has been the Director of Militaria Relations for Wargaming America, [6] described by him as a "liaison between the company and the wonderful world of the military." [4]
Since September 2011, Moran has run the YouTube channel The Chieftain, which focuses on "long-form, in-depth videos, with a priority on getting inside vehicles to gain the 'human factors' evaluation of things from the end user's perspective as well as other materials sourced from archives." [7] [8]
Moran has advocated for the support of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War since February 2022. [9]
Moran has previously been commander of the 1st Armored Division Main Command Post – Operational Detachment (he is currently serving as a staff officer [10]) and an armor officer on M1 Abrams tanks and M3 Bradleys. [11]
Moran holds US citizenship. He was previously a dual citizen of Ireland and the US, [1] but renounced foreign citizenship in 2002 when he was commissioned as a United States Army officer. [12]
Nicholas Moran | |
---|---|
Nickname(s) | "The Chieftain" |
Born | 1975 (age 48–49) California, United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 2000–present |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Commands held |
1st Armored Division Main Command Post – Operational Detachment |
Awards |
Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Valorous Unit Award Meritorious Unit Commendation |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Nicholas Theodore Moran (born 1975) is an American author, historian, and U.S. Army officer.
Moran is Irish on his father's side and Greek on his mother's. [1] He was born in California and attended University College Dublin from 1992 to 1996. [2]
Moran joined the Irish Army Reserve in September 1997 and the US Army National Guard in November 2000. [3] He was deployed in Iraq between 2004 and 2005 as a tank platoon leader (for which he received a Valorous Unit Award), and Afghanistan between 2009 and 2010 (for which he received a Meritorious Unit Commendation). [4] He also received a Bronze Star Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. [5]
Since August 2011, Moran has been the Director of Militaria Relations for Wargaming America, [6] described by him as a "liaison between the company and the wonderful world of the military." [4]
Since September 2011, Moran has run the YouTube channel The Chieftain, which focuses on "long-form, in-depth videos, with a priority on getting inside vehicles to gain the 'human factors' evaluation of things from the end user's perspective as well as other materials sourced from archives." [7] [8]
Moran has advocated for the support of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War since February 2022. [9]
Moran has previously been commander of the 1st Armored Division Main Command Post – Operational Detachment (he is currently serving as a staff officer [10]) and an armor officer on M1 Abrams tanks and M3 Bradleys. [11]
Moran holds US citizenship. He was previously a dual citizen of Ireland and the US, [1] but renounced foreign citizenship in 2002 when he was commissioned as a United States Army officer. [12]