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Technical Sergeant

Coby Sevdy
Tech Sergeant Coby Sevdy
Born (1984-05-12) May 12, 1984 (age 40)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service2002 - 2022 (22 years)
Rank Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
Military campaigns
AwardsSee below

Coby Sevdy (pronounced /ˈsɛv.diː/; born May 12th, 1984) is an American citizen who is retired from the United States Air Force. He goes by the name Coby, a nickname granted by his parents and adopted by all his peers.

Military career

Coby was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised in Stillwater, Minnesota. He graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 2002. Under the advice of his retired Chief Master Sergeant uncle, he signed up for the United States Air Force during his senior year of high school and left for Basic Military Training (BMT) two weeks after graduation. He joined the Air Force under the AFSC 3C0X1 (Communications-Computer System Operations). This AFSC was retired on November 1st, 2009 and integrated into a new 3DXXX career field, of which Coby became a 3D0X2 (Cyber Systems Operations). On November 1st, 2021, the 3DXXX career fields were migrated from a support role into an operational role, changing their AFSCs into new 1D7XX career fields. Coby's new AFSC became 1D7X1B (Cyber Systems Operations).

On July 1st, 2022, Coby retired from the United States Air Force.

Call Sign

Coby's initial call sign was Puss 'n' Boots, granted by his peers in Combat Readiness School for running the official PT test in combat boots. Despite this disadvantage, he still scored a 92.25 out of 100.

While stationed in Iraq, his peers changed his call sign to Miles, a name derived from his last name, Sevdy. When mispronounced with three syllables instead of two, Sevdy sounds a lot like the number Seventy (70). Some of his friends found humor in using the phrase "Seventy Miles per Hour" instead of "Sevdy". His peers shortened this phrase to Miles, an in-joke regarding his unique last name. An interesting coincidence is that Miles means "Soldier" in Classical Latin.

Coby did not have an official call sign because he was not an aviator, nor has he been granted a call sign by a general officer. However, Coby has used these call signs for several past operations where he's required radio communications.

Education

Assignments

# Dates Insignia Unit Location
 1.   Jun 2002 - Aug 2002  331st Training Squadron (Basic Military Training)   Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
 2.  Aug 2002 - Dec 2002  336th Training Squadron (tech school)  Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
 3.  Dec 2002 - Dec 2005  35th Communications Squadron  Misawa Air Base, Japan
 4.  Dec 2005 - May 2008  33d Combat Communications Squadron  Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
 5.  May 2008 - May 2009   607th Air & Space Communications Squadron  Osan Air Base, South Korea
 6.  Jun 2009 - Sep 2011  21st Operational Weather Squadron  Sembach Kaserne, Germany
 7.  Sep 2011 - Nov 2014  USAFCENT/A6  Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina 
 8.  Dec 2014 - Dec 2015  8th Communications Squadron  Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
 9.  Jan 2016 - Jul 2022  20th Intelligence Squadron  Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Deployments

# Dates Insignia Unit Location
 1.   Jan 2005 - May 2005  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)   Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
 2.  May 2007 - Sep 2007   506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron  Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq
 3.  Sep 2020 - Apr 2021   USAFCENT/A2  Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina 

Awards and decorations

Senior Cyberspace Support Badge
Personal decorations
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Unit awards
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Service awards
Combat Readiness Medal
Silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Campaign and service medals
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes National Defense Service Medal
Bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze campaign star
Bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Air Force Commendation Medal x2 Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Good Conduct Medal x6 National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal x2 Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Air and Space Campaign Medal

Other achievements

  • 2002 Basic Military Training Honor Graduate
  • 2003 Network Professional of the Month (October), 35th Communications Squadron
  • 2004 Below-the-Zone promotion winner
  • 2006 Operations Technician of the 4th Quarter, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron
  • 2007 Operations Technician of the 3rd Quarter, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron
  • 2007 Operations Technician of the Year, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron
  • 2010 NCO Professional Performer of the 3rd Quarter, 21st Operational Weather Squadron
  • 2013 USAFCENT/A6 & 609th ACOMS Volunteer of the 4th Quarter, USAFCENT HQ
  • 2013 USAFCENT Shaw Volunteer of the 4th Quarter, USAFCENT HQ
  • 2013 Team Shaw Military Volunteer of the 4th Quarter, Shaw Air Force Base

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions
Rank Date
Technical Sergeant September 1, 2015
Staff Sergeant September 1, 2008
Senior Airman June 9, 2004
Airman First Class August 9, 2002
Airman (Skipped due to 6-year initial contract)
           Airman Basic June 25, 2002

Travels

Countries visited (31)

This user has been to Austria
This user has been to The Bahamas
This user has been to Bahrain
This user has been to Belgium
This user has been to Canada
This user has been to the Cayman Islands
This user has been to Djibouti
This user has been to Egypt
This user has been to England
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This user has been to France
This user has been to Germany
This user has been to Greece
This user has been to Iraq
This user has been to Ireland
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This user has been to Italy
This user has been to Japan
This user has been to Kiribati
This user has been to Luxembourg
This user has been to Mexico
This user has been to Monaco
This user has been to the Netherlands
This user has technically been to North Korea (Visited the JSA)
This user has been to Norway
This user has been to Qatar
This user has been to South Korea
This user has been to Thailand
This user has been to Turkey
This user has been to the United States of America
This user has been to the Vatican City

Locations lived in (11)

This user has lived in Minnesota
This user has lived in Texas
This user has lived in Mississippi
This user has lived in Japan
This user has lived in Djibouti
This user has lived in Oklahoma
This user has lived in Iraq
This user has lived in South Korea
This user has lived in Germany
This user has lived in South Carolina
This user has lived in Nebraska

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