LTC Wentz commissioned through the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). After completing the Military Intelligence Basic Course, LTC Wentz served as a company executive officer in the 309th Military Intelligence Battalion, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. She then served a tour in Afghanistan supporting Special Operations as an Assistant Intelligence Operations Officer. Following her deployment, LTC Wentz returned to Ft. Huachuca to complete the Military Intelligence Captain’s Career Course.
Her follow-on assignment was to Ft. Riley, Kansas, with the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters. She served as a G2 Operations Officer in preparation for the 1 ID HQ deployment to Basra, Iraq, and took the role of G2 Battle Captain on arrival in theater. LTC Wentz’s deployment spanned the transition between Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.Following her assignment to 1ID, LTC Wentz took command of Foxtrot Company, 309th MI BN. Post-command, LTC Wentz served as the Assistant Brigade Operations Officer for the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade.
In 2014, LTC Wentz assessed into Strategic Intelligence. She attended the National Intelligence University, earning her Master’s in Strategic Intelligence with a focus on Russia and the Caucuses. LTC Wentz was then assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), serving as a Team Chief within the Middle East and Africa Regional Center (MARC), Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula Division. She led a diverse team of analysts that directly supported three geographic Combatant Commands. Upon assignment to United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) in 2018, LTC Wentz served in the Operations Branch, Strategic Targeting Division, J5 Plans and Policy Directorate. During that tour, She led a Target Development team, supporting strategic targeting for a Level-4 OPLAN. She concluded her USSTRATCOM time as the Target Automations and Mission Support Chief, working the automation development associated with the Modern Integrated Database (MIDB)/Machine-Assisted Rapid Repository System (MARS) transition and globally integrated targeting.
LTC Wentz was then assigned as the deputy Analysis and Control Element (ACE) Chief for United States Army North (Fifth Army), the Army Service Component Command assigned to USNORTHCOM. After serving as the Deputy, she assumed the primary ACE Chief position, providing analytic support to Homeland Defense planning. LTC Wentz concluded her time in San Antonio as the Secretary of the General Staff for USARNORTH.
Her awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement medal, and the Basic Parachutist Bade.
LTC Wentz is married to Brenden Wentz of Cleveland, OH, and has a son (Luke, 11) and daughter (Hannah, 9)
CSM James Kang is a native of Los Angeles, California and enlisted in the Army on 6 October 2004. He attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and 35F (All Source Intelligence Analyst) Advanced Individual Training at Fort Huachuca, AZ.
Upon the completion of training, he was assigned as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst in the 502nd MI BN, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. In 2009, he served as the Company Intelligence Sergeant for C Co, 3rd BN, 7th SF Group (Airborne), Fort Liberty, NC. In 2011, he successfully assessed and was selected for a Fort Liberty, NC based Special Mission Unit (SMU), where he would go on to serve as an Intelligence Analyst, Targeter, Assault Troop Analyst, Operational Squadron Chief Intelligence Sergeant, Special Activities Squadron Chief Intelligence Sergeant, Task Force Director of Intelligence, Task Force J2 Sergeant Major, Director of Targeting and Analytical Services, and Intelligence Detachment NCOIC. In 2023, he served as the Sergeant Major, ACofS G-3/5/7, United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, AZ.
CSM Kang’s deployments include Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Juniper Shield, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Resolute Support and numerous other contingency operations throughout the world.
CSM Kang’s military education includes all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System and the Sergeants Major Course Class 73. Some of his military courses are the Analyst Training Course, Enlisted Combat Skills Course, Operational Language Course-Levantine Arabic, SERE (High Risk), Airborne, Air Assault and Combat Life Saver. His civilian education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development from the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
CSM Kang’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (3rd award), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (3rd award), Meritorious Service Medal (2nd award), Joint Service Commendation Medal (2nd award), Army Commendation Medal (2nd award), Joint Service Achievement Medal with C device, and Army Achievement Medal.
SGM Kang is married to Dr. Julie Kang. They have two children, Penelope, and Lewis.