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Nairobi MSGs Roster       * = MEGA MEMBER                                   
A
Aliganga, Jesse Nathan (98) Kiilled on August 7, 1998 in a                                                  terrorist attack on the Embassy.
Arrington, Kenneth Darnell (12/86-3/87)
B
Balsan, Jason (98-99)
Briehl, Daniel L. (98)
C
Carpenter, S. E., Cpl.   (94)
Childers, Therrel S., Sgt.  (95-97) Deceased March 21, 2003
D
Davis, T. C. (83-84)
E
Evers, Bryan (99-00)
F
Fairbanks, Craig W. (85-87) Detachment Commander
 Fenrich, Eric R. (?)
G
Gay, J. B., Sgt.   (93  -  94)    A/Detachment Commander
Garrow, Shawn T. (75-77)
Gee, Mickey (96-97)
Greer, Greg. A., Cpl. (94-95)
Gundlock, Mike (87-88)
H
Haney, (Daley) Megan (00-01)
Harrell, Mark (82)
Himmel, Ray (86-87)
Isaacson, Jerrell Everett (4/00-3/02)
I
J
Jackson, Matthew (87-89)
Johnson, Harold (97-98)
K
L
Lancaster, G. S., Cpl.   (94)
Lempke, T. E., Cpl.  (93-94)
M
Moore, (?) Cpl (71)
Moore, Tony (88-90)
Morfin, (?) Sgt (84) 		N
O
P
Paesano, M. H., Sgt.   (93-94)
Parry, T. A., Cpl.  (93-94)
Pierce, J. W., GySgt.   (93-94) Detachment Commander
Puchalski, Casimir (86)
Q
R
Richard Jr., Francis J. (75-76)
Russell, Aaron David (10/97-10/98)
S
Shelp, Mark (?)
Smiles, George E. (63)
Smith, Dan (85)
Sparks, J. A., LCpl.   (94)
Stavely Jr., Louis G. (71-72)
Sullivan, I. D., Sgt.   (94)
T
Threat, Elliot (91-92)
Torres, J. D., Sgt.   (94) A/Detachment Commander
U
V
W
Walcott, Carey T. (72-75)
Whitten, S. D. GySgt.   (94) Detachment Commander
Whittle, Brandon A. (02)
Woodhouse, Steven H. (66-68)
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Y
Z
THE NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER
2010
Ambassador: Michael E. Ranneberger
Company Commander: 
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2009
Ambassador: Michael E. Ranneberger
Company Commander: 
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2008
Ambassador: Michael E. Ranneberger
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2007
Ambassador: Michael E. Ranneberger
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2006
Ambassador: William M. Bellamy / Michael E. Ranneberger
Company Commander: 
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2005
Ambassador: William M. Bellamy
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2004
Ambassador: William M. Bellamy
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2003
Ambassador: Johnnie Carson / William M. Bellamy
Company Commander: 
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The Sunday Times (Australia): Plot to Bomb Embassy Foiled
2002
Ambassador: Johnnie Carson
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Jerrell Everett Isaacson, Brandon A. Whittle, 

2001
Ambassador: Johnnie Carson
Company Commander: 
 Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Megan (Daley) Haney, Jerrell Everett Isaacson, 

2000
Ambassador: Johnnie Carson
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Bryan Evers, Megan (Daley) Haney, Jerrell Everett Isaacson, 

1999
Ambassador: Prudence Bushnell / Johnnie Carson
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Jason Balsan, Bryan Evers, 

1998
Ambassador: Prudence Bushnell
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Sgt. Jesse Aliganga KIA, Jason Balsan, Sgt. Daniel M. Briehl WIA,  Harold Johnson, Aaron David Russell, 
 
Aug 7: US Embassies in Nairobi and Tanzania bombed by Terrorists, killing Sgt Jesse Aliganga
 Press Release DOS Probe Sgt Jesse Aliganga KIA
Bombings Trial
 DOD Press Release
 Wikipedia Article
LtCol Sabal Letter to Col Burgess (CO MSG Bn)
 InfoPlease Article:
Primer on the Embassy Bombings and the U.S. Strikes on Sudan and Afghanistan		 CNN Article:
Terrorists target U.S. embassies in Africa
ICT News: Embassy Bombing and the US Response
 Emergancy.com Article: Why did the Embassy Bombers pick targets in Africa
 Embassy News Release: U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Marks Anniversary of Nairobi Embassy Bombing
DOS Web Archive


From: Andrew Wroblewski
Sgt Aliganga was assigned as a U.S. embassy guard in Nairobi, Kenya and was on duty when the blast occurred. He joined the Marine Corps in January, 1995. Aliganga served with the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan and was assigned to the 1st Force Service Support Group at Camp Pendleton, Calif. when he was selected to become a Marine security guard.  The only other Marine casualty was Sgt. Daniel M. Briehl who was also assigned to the U.S. embassy in Nairobi. Briehl was treated for his injuries and released.  
1997
Ambassador: Prudence Bushnell
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Therrel Childers, Mickey Gee, Harold Johnson, Aaron David Russell, 

1996
Ambassador: Aurelia Erskine Brazeal / Prudence Bushnell
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Therrel Childers, Mickey Gee, 

1995
Ambassador: Aurelia Erskine Brazeal
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Therrel Childers, Greg A. Greer, 

1994
Ambassador: Aurelia Erskine Brazeal
Company Commander:
RSO : Charles R. Chase / Seymore C. DeWitt
Detachment Commander: GySgt. J. W. Pierce / GySgt. S. D. Whitten  A/: Sgt. J. B. Gay / Sgt J. E. Torres
Watchstanders: Cpl. S. E. Carpenter, Sgt. T. S. Childers, Cpl.Greg A. Greer, Cpl. G. S. Lancaster, Cpl. T. E. Lempke, Sgt. M. H. Paesano, Cpl T. A. Parry, LCpl. J. A. Sparks, Sgt. I. D. Sullivan, Sgt. J. E. Torres,  

1993
Ambassador: Smith Hempstone Jr. / Aurelia Erskine Brazeal
Company Commander: 
RSO : Charles R. Chase 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. J. W. Pierce                                A/: Sgt. J. B. Gay
Watchstanders: Cpl. T. E. Lempke, Sgt.  M. H. Paesano, Cpl. T. A. Parry,

1992
Ambassador: Smith Hempstone Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Elliot Threat, 

1991
Ambassador: Smith Hempstone Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Elliot Threat, 

1990
Ambassador: Smith Hempstone Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Tony Moore, 

1989
Ambassador: Gerald Eustis Thomas / Elinor Greer Constable / Smith Hempstone Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Matthew Jackson, Tony Moore, 

1988
Ambassador: Gerald Eustis Thomas / Elinor Greer Constable
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Mike Gundlock, Matthew Jackson, Tony Moore, 

1987
Ambassador: Gerald Eustis Thomas / Elinor Greer Constable
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: Craig W. Fairbanks
Watchstanders: Kenneth Darnell Arrington, Mike Gundlock, Ray Himmel, Matthew Jackson, 

1986
Ambassador: Gerald Eustis Thomas / Elinor Greer Constable
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: Craig W. Fairbanks
Watchstanders: Kenneth Darnell Arrington, Ray Himmel, Casimir Puchalski, 
RSO was killed in a car accident Dec 1986.  Arrington was a new watch stander and assigned to Post 1 the night of the event.
1985
Ambassador: Gerald Eustis Thomas
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: Craig W. Fairbanks
Watchstanders: Dan Smith, 

1984
Ambassador: Gerald Eustis Thomas
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: T. C. Davis, Sgt Morfin, 

1983
Ambassador: William Caldwell Harrop / Gerald Eustis Thomas
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: T. C. Davis, 

1982
Ambassador: William Caldwell Harrop
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Mark Harrell, 

1981
Ambassador: William Caldwell Harrop
Company Commander: 
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1980
Ambassador: Wilbert John LeMelle / William Caldwell Harrop
Company Commander: 
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1979
Ambassador: Wilbert John LeMelle
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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1978
Ambassador: Wilbert John LeMelle
Company Commander: 
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1977
Ambassador: Anthony D. Marshall / Wilbert John LeMelle
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Shawn T. Garrow, 

1976
Ambassador: Anthony D. Marshall
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: Francis J. Richard Jr., 
Watchstanders: Shawn T. Garrow, 

1975
Ambassador: Anthony D. Marshall
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Shawn T. Garrow, Francis J. Richard Jr., Carey T. Wolcott,

1974
Ambassador: Anthony D. Marshall
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Carey T. Wolcott,
From Carey T. Wolcott: I went TAD to Damascus, Syria in 1974 on a very important security detail with former President Richard M. Nixon and former director at that time National Security Agency Henry Kissinger and an Air Force Brigadier General was in attendence also.
1973
Ambassador: Robinson McLLvaine
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Carey T. Wolcott,

1972
Ambassador: Robinson McLLvaine
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Louis G. Stavely Jr., Carey T. Wolcott,

1971
Ambassador: Robinson McLLvaine
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Cpl Moore, Louis G. Stavely Jr., 

1970
Ambassador: Robinson McLLvaine
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1969
Ambassador: Glenn W. Ferguson / Robinson McLLvaine
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1968
Ambassador: Glenn W. Ferguson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Steven H. Woodhouse,

1967
Ambassador: Glenn W. Ferguson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Steven H. Woodhouse,

1966
Ambassador: William Atwood / Glenn W. Ferguson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Steven H. Woodhouse, 

1965
Ambassador: William Atwood
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1964
Ambassador: William Atwood
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1963
Ambassador: 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: George E. Smiles, 
Embassy Nairobi was established Dec 12, 1963, with Laurence C. Vass as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
1962
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1961
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1960
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1959
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1958
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1957
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1956
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1955
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1954
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1953
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1952
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1951
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1950
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1949
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1948
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