1. RAYMOND B. SHERWOOD
STAFF SERGEANT, USAF (RETIRED)
Early Life
Raymond Sherwood grew up on a small livestock farm in the valleys north of Reno, Nevada where he raised
goats, sheep, potbelly pigs, turkeys, ducks, chicken and rabbits. Ray attended Sparks High School and
graduated from Washoe High School in 1996. After graduating, Ray worked security jobs at Internet Auto,
Burns Security, Desert Security, Meadowood Mall, and Wackenhut Security. Ray met his wife, Tracy, while
working at Meadowood Mall and got married in the spring of 2000. Ray and Tracy had their son, Ryan, in
November of 2000 when he was born eight weeks early. During this time, Ray enlisted in the Nevada Air
National Guard as Security Police in 1998 and was a traditional member until February of 2001, when he
became a fulltime member as an Active Guard Reserve (AGR).
Military
Ray joined the Nevada Air National Guard in February 1998 as a traditional guardsman as Security Police. In
February 2001 Ray became a fulltime active duty member of the National Guard. During Ray’s career he rose
through the ranks until he reached NCO as a Staff Sergeant in June 2004. Ray has deployed once for
Operation Noble Eagle, twice for Operation Enduring Freedom, twice for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and once
domestically for Hurricane Katrina. Ray medically retired on 28October2015.
Skills, Duties, Positions held
While working in civilian security positions, Ray acquired skills relating to loss prevention, customer service,
CCTV monitoring and use, and corporate protection. Ray has held many positions and acquired many skills as
Air Force Law Enforcement. Ray has held the positions of: Sentry, Internal and External Security Response
teams, Law Enforcement Patrolman, Dispatcher, Alarm monitor, Armorer, Non-Commissioned Officer In
Charge (NCOIC) of ATV training and maintenance, Unit Training Manager, Firearms Instructor, Close Quarters
Battle Instructor, Use of Force Instructor, HMMWV Instructor, Bus Instructor, Forklift instructor, Installation
Physical Security Manager (Asset Protection & Risk / Vulnerability assessment), Criminal Investigator, Flight
Chief (Watch Commander), Personal Protection Team / Personal Security Detachment (executive protection),
Host Nation Liaison (Public Relations).
Volunteerism
Ray has done volunteering at his son’s elementary school, Hunter Lake Elementary. As his son moved up in
grades Ray went on to volunteer on a district level, first with the Department of Family School Partnerships and
then with Volunteer Services.