John E Hudson served for 6 US Presidents in his 35+ year career and held numerous Senior Leadership positions as a Commanding Officer of 2 Reserve Units and also led a team of over 400 personnel supporting the war fighter in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1981 as an Airborne Cryptologic Linguist and served active duty for 5 1/2 years and then another 6 1/2 years in the US Air Force Reserves, separating in 1993. In 1994 he was commissioned in the US Navy as an Ensign in the US Navy Reserves as a Cryptologic Officer (now designated an Information Warfare Officer). He held a Top Secret Security Clearance during his Air Force and Navy careers and received numerous awards throughout his career including a Defense Meritorious Service Award, multiple Navy Commendation Awards and Navy Achievement Awards, multiple Combat Air Medals, and Expert Marksmanship Awards.