Thomas Ames A native of Lansing, MI, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 and began his Masters of Business Administration degree at Texas Christian University in 2004. Ames was commissioned in the Navy Reserve via the Direct Commission Officer Program in 2004 and was selected for transfer to the Information Warfare Officer community in 2005. LT Ames' reserve unit is with the Commander, Third Fleet, Navy Reserve Maritime Air Operations Detachment Las Vegas, but in 2010 he was mobilized to support Combin...