In 2015 he set two World Records after jumping from 36,500 feet and flying over 18 miles in a wingsuit in an effort to raise 1 Million Dollars for the Navy SEAL Foundation.
His awards and decorations include 5 Bronze Star Medals (Four with Valor), the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, The Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal with Valor, Three Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals, Two Combat Action Ribbons, and the presidential Unit Citation.Īlthough no longer wearing a uniform, Andy continues to fight for the SEAL community, and their families.
He was medically retired in June of 2013. Throughout his 17-year career, Andy executed hundreds of combat operations throughout the world in support of the Global War on Terror. Upon commissioning, he joined SEAL Team Three and completed his final combat tour to Afghanistan. In 2008, he became the first E-6 selection commissioned through the Limited Duty Officer Program in the history of Naval Special Warfare. While completing his two year instructor tour, in charge of 13 senior SEAL instructors and 600 students, Andy submitted his package to become a commissioned officer. In 2006, Andy returned to the Naval Special Warfare Center as the Leading Petty Officer for 2nd Phase BUD/s training.
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Doctors told him it would be years, if ever, before he recovered the use of his leg and returned to full active duty. While on a combat deployment an Iraqi insurgent shot Andy at close range with an AK-47. This unit is tasked with conducting the nation's most critical missions, many of which have become the focus of Hollywood movies and books. In 2002 he screened for and joined the most elite counterterrorism unit in the military, SEAL Team Six. Andy graduated and began his SEAL career attached to SEAL Team Five, in Coronado California. Nearly 90% of all candidates are unsuccessful completing the six month program. After completing boot camp he began the most grueling training program in the US Military - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL, known as BUD/s. He enlisted in the Navy while still a Junior in high school, entering military service in 1996. From the age of 11 he knew that he wanted to become a Navy SEAL, and it became the single driving force in his life. Andy was born and raised in Northern California.
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