Staff
Sgt. Ognibene is part of the CCSO family. His wife Tina is a jail technician
and has been with the agency since 2004.
If
you would like to send a birthday card to Staff Sgt. Ognibene, his address is:
SSG
Ognibene, John
320th
MP COFOB Walton
APO, AE 09367
Also,
CCSO has posted a photo of Tina Ognibene on the agency’s Facebook Page.
She is holding a sign that says, “How Many Likes Can We Get For Army Staff Sgt.
John Ognibene’s 50th Birthday?” The agency is asking the community
to like, leave comments and share the post via social media as a show of
birthday support and appreciation for Staff Sgt. Ognibene.
Staff
Sgt. Ognibene moved to Naples in 1967 and is a Lely High School graduate. He
served three years in the U.S. Army and one year in the Army National Guard
after graduating high school in 1981.
While
he enjoyed his life as a civilian after leaving the military, he missed serving
his country. In 2005, with Tina’s blessing, he joined the U.S. Army Reserve.
In
2006/2007 he served his first six-month deployment to Afghanistan. His second
six-month deployment followed in 2007/2008. After his return from that
deployment his unit, the 723rd Maintenance Support Co (A), was
closed and he was assigned to the 320th MP CO about four months
before that unit returned from its deployment. In October 2012 he was called to
active duty again. First he spent time training in Fort Bliss, Texas. On Dec.
23 his unit left again for Afghanistan. This time the deployment is expected to
last a year.
Tina
Ognibene is a native of Germany, and all of her family members live there. She
considers her CCSO friends to be her local family. Agency members have donated
58 pounds worth of items that she has mailed to her husband’s unit while he has
been deployed. Another 4 pounds are ready to be shipped. The items include lip
balm, bug repellant, wipes, small toiletries. and candy.
