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Dr. Michael "Mike" Langston
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Home Phone: 919-498-0065 Dr. Langston was born in Birmingham, Alabama on 11 November 1954. He attended the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana on an athletic scholarship in Football and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education in 1977. He was subsequently commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the United States Marine Corps. He completed The Basic School (TBS) in June 78 as a 0302, Infantry Officer and completed the USMC Infantry Officers Course in July 1978. His first assignment was with 3d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a Platoon Commander in India Company. His next assignment was to HQBN, The Basic School, Quantico, VA. as an instructor teaching Land Navigation, Patrolling, Physical Fitness, and Techniques of Military Instruction. Dr. Langston was recalled to active duty from the Navy Reserve as a United States Navy Chaplain in June of 1988. His service as a U.S. Navy Chaplain includes tours with Marine Aircraft Group-29, MCAS New River, NC; Marine Wing Support Group-27, MCAS Cherry Point, NC; Air Combat Element Chaplain, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm on board USS Guam (LPH 9); USS CHOSIN (CG 65), Pearl Harbor, HI; Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, VA; Naval Air Station Keflavik, Keflavik, Iceland; Deputy Division Chaplain, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC; student, The Naval War College, Newport, RI.; Advanced Course Officer, Naval Chaplains School, Newport, RI.; Director, Operational Ministry Center, Norfolk, VA; Theater Chaplain, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan (CFC-A), Kabul, Afghanistan; Division Chaplain, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC; the Force Chaplain for II MEF (Fwd) in Al Anbar Province, Iraq and Commanding Officer, Naval Chaplaincy School and Center, Columbia, SC; Executive Director of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center, Ft Jackson, Columbia, SC. Retired June, 2011 after 36 yrs. Presently serves as Chairman of the Blythewood City Council, Board of Architectural Review (BAR). He has an earned Doctorate (D. Min.) from Bethel Theological Seminary (1996), Saint Paul, MN with a concentration in Military Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care. In 2003 he graduated from the Naval War College, Newport, RI, earning a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Dr. Langston earned the Navy designator Master Training Specialist and completed the Marine Corps Command and Staff JPME at Camp Lejeune, NC. He is presently in the Dissertation phase of a PhD program at the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Scotland. His personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards), Combat Action Ribbon, and various unit citations and campaign ribbons. Chaplain Langston is ordained and endorsed through the Southern Baptist Convention. He is married to the former Kathy Lee Jones, PhD of Greenville, SC. Chaplain and Dr. Langston have been married for 30 years and have three children; Michael, Jr. (28), and Daughter-in-law Kristin (27), w/ 2 Grandchildren, Son, Jefferson (21) and Daughter, Elizabeth (18). They reside in Blythewood, SC. * * * * * * * * Greetings Everyone, (Jan. 2, 2008 Message) I wanted to take a moment and say Happy New Year to you all. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to go to the Field with BGen Gurganus, our Ground Well, it is time for me to be leaving Iraq. I leave on 9 Jan 08 and It has bee a tough year, but immensely rewarding. God has blessed us in The Morning Devotions will continue for about a week after I leave As a side note, once aI get home I will be preparing to PCS to Newport, Once again thanks you for all of your support this year. Your prayers In Christ, Michael W. Langston Ph: 318-3405-499 SOLI DEO GLORIA! (To God alone be the Glory) Posted Jan. 2, 2007 Greetings to All, I’ve been meaning to write well before this. The pace of our operations and the drive to meet all the requirements are at times exhausting and extremely demanding on me. I just returned from a short round of Battlefield Circulation with the Ground Combat Element Commander. It is always good to travel with a General Officer as you can count on the transportation being on time and billeting always being available. I travel with one of our three General Officers most of the time. I will be out again next week visiting some of our most remote units and Chaplains. That trip should be about three or four days. When traveling with Chief Petty Officer Bousquet and myself it usually means late nights at the airfields waiting on helicopters and maybe sleeping on the ground or a corner somewhere as we travel to see our folks. We often get delayed because of weather (sand storms) and mechanical breakdowns. We�d rather be delayed than breakdown in flight! The weather is getting hotter by the day. Our daily lows are now in the low 90’s and high’s in the 118-122 range. The hottest part of the day is about 1600 (4:00 o’clock PM). The last rain we experienced was in early May. We will not see rain until about late Oct or early Nov. Our most regular occurrence right now is the weekly sand storms. They come in from the west out of Syria and Jordan. They move across the Iraqi Desert picking up sand as they move further east. When it hits it shuts things down for 3-6 hours and leaves dust and sand everywhere. We get these about every 7 to 10 days. The one pictured below was a big one last year. We�ve only had two that resemble the picture below. This was Al Asad our major Marine Airbase. (we regret that pictures cannot be placed in profiles – please see one picture in the AN News) Ministry is going great. Our Chaplains and RPs are doing a super job. All of our services are being well attended. Most of the Chaplains and RPs are outside of the wire two or three times a week visiting their people, providing Worship services, counseling, and Pastoral Care to those in need. To date I�ve been to 41 Memorial Services, many of them having multiple service members we are honoring and memorializing. This is one of the harder and more difficult things we walk with our Marines, sailors and soldiers through. Just about every Chaplain has a story to tell of how someone has come to faith as a result of being in this theater. We�ve baptized quite a few so far and others are attending classes on what it means to be a Christian. Every Chaplain is making a huge difference which has eternal ramifications. Please keep us in your prayers as we all try to maintain our faithfulness to the ministry God has called us to. To date, we have not had a Chaplain or a RP hurt or wounded. They are very careful in how they do their ministry. I think sometimes I am very tough on them as I remind them they are in a war zone. I keep enforcing the tactical training we all received and I think at times they get tired of hearing me stress it all. While God will and does protect us, we cannot do something stupid that puts ours or others lives in danger. I�m so proud of these men and women. I send out a morning devotion every Mon-Fri that seems to be really touching the lives of our men and women here in theater. I know that our God is touching lives in ways that most of these folks never thought possible. I have heard so many stories of how God has saved them in a rough spot as they encountered the enemy, an ambush or an IED strike. Christ is the one who sustains us and provides us with the ability to go on in the midst of what sometimes seems like impossible odds. But, He provides and we are able to go on and do our jobs. In spite of the news reports you get back home please know we are making a difference for the Iraqi people. The AQI (enemy element) have been driven out of many cities and are on the verge of being driven out of Al Anbar Province here in Iraq. II MEF (FWD) is located in Al Anbar Province. As we drove through Ramadi and Fallujah two days ago it was amazing to see people in the streets again shopping and rebuilding their homes/stores/schools after having reclaimed these things from the insurgents. Most Iraqi�s want to get this fighting over with and want AQI out of their country. They will also be glad when we are gone too; but only after we have gotten rid of the bad guys. We are making a difference and our troops know this and for that reason they put up with the hardships and being away from the folks they all love so deeply. Kathy and the kids are doing well. Kathy is being treated for her recent diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis. She is swollen and sore at times but is learning to cope. Please keep her in your prayers. Michael Plays football for Campbell University (Offensive Guard 260 lbs) and is working in the Weight Room at the University for his Football Coaches. He is doing well. He earned his Tae Kwon Do Black Belt a couple of weeks ago and I�m proud of him. Jeff and Elizabeth will get their Black Belts in the next month or so. It has been a three year evolution for all three of them in earning their mastery of this event. I�m proud of them as they get close to achieving this great accomplishment. Once that is done we will all have our Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do. Jeff and Elizabeth are just enjoying the summer and being out of School. Jeff is working hard training Beausefus (Beau) our 8 month old Chocolate Lab. He�s a great dog and I miss him. He was only a pup when I left and according to Kathy he is about 70 pounds now. Elizabeth just finished Girls fast pitch softball where she was the teams leading hitter; she hit five home runs this season. She�s a good ball player, she never gives up. Other prayer requests; pray for God�s protection for each of us. Pray that our families are safe and well cared for back at home. Pray that our Lord will provide the endurance that we need to keep up the good fight of proclaiming the Gospel message. Pray that we will honor Him in all we say and do. And pray for the multitudes of prayer warriors at home to lift us up on a daily basis. Thank you all! If you have the time, send an email saying hello. It is nice to get mail once in a while. It makes the days and weeks go by faster when you�re connected with folks you care about back home. If you see where I�ve missed somebody, it is because I do not have their email address. If you will send this on to them I�d be most appreciative. Also, send me their email address so I can add them to my list. Thanks. God bless each of you and know God is good and love each of us. Be faithful and let the love of Christ flow through you to others. In Christ�s Peace, Mike Michael W. Langston CAPT, CHC, USN MNF-W Force Chaplain II MEF (FWD) Fallujah, Iraq Ph: 318-3405-499 NIPR Email: michael.langston@mnf-wiraq.usmc.mil SIPR Email: michael.langston@mnf-wiraq.usmc.smil.mil Posted in the Athletic Network on July 14, 2007. I’m now deployed to Iraq as the Force Chaplain for Multi National Force-West; Michael W. Langston NIPR Email: michael.langston@mnf-wiraq.usmc.mil Originally posted April 24, 2007 Former Cajun Chaplain in Afghanistan Theater January 18, 2006 – Michael Langston, Football 1973-1977, is now serving as Chaplain in the Afghanistan Theater. His profile has been updated and makes for interesting reading. Mike escorted an Afghan Delegation to the U. S. in March 06 where they toured military bases and major cities on our East Coast. Posted in AN News on January 18, 2006 Previously Submitted by Michael
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