Thomas R. Baker

Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California... graduated from Granada Hills High School... a graduate of CSUN (Political Science and American Government). Attended Rio Hondo police academy, Southern California... employed as a full-time sworn police officer (uniform patrol)... Went on a treasure hunt in the Caribbean... got sick with dysentery and malaria... joined the US Coast Guard; went to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain during Desert Storm as a communications technician... finished a Master's Degree in Educational Technology at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks... finished a Master's Degree in the Earth Sciences (Meteorology and Geology) at Mississippi State University... joined the US Navy... performed weather forecasts for the SEAL team in Coronado Island... taught US Navy personnel the subject of basic meteorology (Observer's Module)... joined the US Air Force, performing intelligence duties in the space sector (later to become the US Space Force)... ser