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Meet the Commander

Major Uri Shatten

 

 

Biography

 

Major Uri Shatten currently serves as the Commander for the Pennsylvania Wing, Group 1. Major Shatten works as a senior program manager for a public sector consulting firm as well as owns an small business consulting company. He joined the Civil Air Patrol in 2017. Outside of the Civil Air Patrol, Major Shatten teaches IKM for the Western Pennsylvania Israeli Krav Maga Association, is an avid numismatic, technologist, marksman, enjoys collecting rocks, gemstones, and flying sUAS. He has a wife, Sharissa, two dogs, and two cats.

 

Education:

 

Civilian:

Master of Science in Management and Leadership

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Management, and Leadership with a Minor in Project Management

 

Civil Air Patrol:

2020 - Regional Staff College

2020 - Volunteer University Instructor Course

2020 - ICS 400 - Advanced Incident Command

2020 - ICS 300 - Intermediate Incident Command

2019 - Unit Commander's Course

2018 - Corporate Learning Course

2018 - Training Leaders of Cadets - Intermediate

2017 - Squadron Leadership School

2017 - Officer Basic Course

 

Duty Assignments:

 

Current:

May 2022 - Present:  Assistant Director of IT, Pennsylvania Wing - NER-PA-001

April 2022 - Present:  Commander, Pennsylvania Wing Group 1 - NER-PA-002

July 2019 - Present:  Assistant Director of Education & Training, Pennsylvania Wing - NER-PA-001

June 2017 - Present:  AFA Cyberpatriot & StellarXplorers Coach/Technical Mentor

 

Historical:

Sept 2021 - April 2022:  Deputy Commander, Pennsylvania Wing Group 1 - NER-PA-002

June 2020 - April 2022:   Commander, Squadron 602 - NER-PA-025

June 2020 - June 2022:  Pennsylvania Wing STEM Academy Director - NER-PA-002

April 2019 - June 2020:   Deputy Commander, Squadron 602 - NER-PA-025

Sept 2019 - April 2022:  Information Technology Officer & Web Security Admin, Pennsylvania Wing Group 1 - NER-PA-002

April 2017 - April 2019:   Deputy Commander for Cadets, Squadron 602 - NER-PA-025

 

Decorations and Awards:

 

Achievement Award, Group 1

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Award

Charles Yeager Medal

Command Service Award

Commanders Commendation Award, PA Wing

Community Service Award

Crisis Service Award

Disaster Relief Ribbon

Encampment Ribbon

Gill Rob Wilson Award #4002

Grover Loening Award

New Senior Member of the Year, Squadron 602

Paul E. Garber Award

Red Service Ribbon

Senior Member of the Year, Squadron 602

Squadron Commander of the Year, Group 1

 

Specialty Track Ratings:

 

Inspector General:                    None

Command:                                  Technician

Communications:                      Senior 

Professional Development:   Master

Cadet Programs:                       Master

Information Technology:       Master

 

Operational Qualifications:

 

CERT - Community Emergency Response Team

CUL - Communications Unit Leader

GES - General Emergency Services

GTM 3 (Trainee) - Ground Team Member 3

ICS 300 - Intermediate Incident Command

ICS 400 - Advanced Incident Command

ICUT (Evaluator) - Introductory Communications User Training

MRO (Evaluator) - Mission Radio Operator

MSA (Evaluator) - Mission Support Assistant

PODC - Point of Distribution Course

UAST (Trainee) - sUAS Technician

UDF (Trainee) - Urban Direction Finding Team

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