Richard Corral:
CLASS OF 1975
Peoria High SchoolClass of 1975
Peoria, AZ
Ball State UniversityClass of 1995
Muncie, IN
Victor Valley Community CollegeClass of 1991
Victorville, CA
Richard's Story
I'm a contract instructor teaching Public Affairs for the Department of Defense. I was born in Phoenix, Az. I entered the Air Force in April 1977 as a fire fighter and retrained into PA in 1988. I served in many military roles including fire rescue man, assistant fire chief, certified fire investigator, photojournalism instructor, media spokesperson for Air Force One and PA chief. I served as special assistant to the Chief of Media Relations for the Los Angeles Raiders, a disc jockey for California radio station KZXY Y102 and a member of the Screen Actor¿s Guild. In 1990 I served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm as a combat photojournalist the 561Tactical Fighter Squadron and their F-4 Wild Weasels as well as with the 1st US Marine Division during their push into Kuwait City. I served during Operation Joint Endeavor/Guard in Hungary, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, and Albania. I've worked hand-in-hand with the White House Press office supporting the executive branch, international leaders and celebrities. My TV and movie credit...Expand for more
s include: The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, Date Line, and National Geographic, 20/20, Good Morning America, The Today Show, West Wing, JAG, The ¿X¿ Files, ¿Air Force One,¿ ¿Independence Day¿ and ¿Armageddon.¿ I've photographed many world leaders and celeberties to include, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, King Hussain of Jordan, Tony Blair of Great Britian, Yasser Arafat, Rosan Barr, Bob Hope, Jay Leno, Steve Martin, Marie Osmond, Brooke Shields just to name a few. I have a Bachelor¿s Degree in Computer Information Systems, Associate¿s Degrees in Science, Public Affairs and Fire Science and a Diploma from the New York Institute of Photography. I am currently pursuing his Master¿s Degree in Education at the University of Maryland. I am a graduate of the Defense Information School Basic Journalism Course, Intermediate Photojournalism Course and the Public Affairs Officers Course. My hobbies include working with special needs children, playing drums and guitar, computers and mountain biking. I have two daughters, and twin grandchildren.
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