Technical Sergeant

Coby Sevdy
Tech Sergeant Coby Sevdy
Born (1984-05-12) May 12, 1984 (age 40)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service2002 - 2022 (22 years)
Rank Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
Military campaigns
AwardsSee below

Coby Sevdy (pronounced /ˈsɛv.diː/; born May 12th, 1984) is an American citizen who is retired from the United States Air Force. He goes by the name Coby, a nickname granted by his parents and adopted by all his peers.

Military career

Coby was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised in Stillwater, Minnesota. He graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 2002. Under the advice of his retired Chief Master Sergeant uncle, he signed up for the United States Air Force during his senior year of high school and left for Basic Military Training (BMT) two weeks after graduation. He joined the Air Force under the AFSC 3C0X1 (Communications-Computer System Operations). This AFSC was retired on November 1st, 2009 and integrated into a new 3DXXX career field, of which Coby became a 3D0X2 (Cyber Systems Operations). On November 1st, 2021, the 3DXXX career fields were migrated from a support role into an operational role, changing their AFSCs into new 1D7XX career fields. Coby's new AFSC became 1D7X1B (Cyber Systems Operations).

On July 1st, 2022, Coby retired from the United States Air Force.

Call Sign

Coby's initial call sign was Puss 'n' Boots, granted by his peers in Combat Readiness School for running the official PT test in combat boots. Despite this disadvantage, he still scored a 92.25 out of 100.

While stationed in Iraq, his peers changed his call sign to Miles, a name derived from his last name, Sevdy. When mispronounced with three syllables instead of two, Sevdy sounds a lot like the number Seventy (70). Some of his friends found humor in using the phrase "Seventy Miles per Hour" instead of "Sevdy". His peers shortened this phrase to Miles, an in-joke regarding his unique last name. An interesting coincidence is that Miles means "Soldier" in Classical Latin.

Coby did not have an official call sign because he was not an aviator, nor has he been granted a call sign by a general officer. However, Coby has used these call signs for several past operations where he's required radio communications.

Education

Assignments

# Dates Insignia Unit Location
 1.   Jun 2002 - Aug 2002    331st Training Squadron (Basic Military Training)   Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
 2.  Aug 2002 - Dec 2002    336th Training Squadron (tech school)  Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
 3.  Dec 2002 - Dec 2005    35th Communications Squadron  Misawa Air Base, Japan
 4.  Dec 2005 - May 2008    33d Combat Communications Squadron  Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
 5.  May 2008 - May 2009     607th Air & Space Communications Squadron  Osan Air Base, South Korea
 6.  Jun 2009 - Sep 2011    21st Operational Weather Squadron  Sembach Kaserne, Germany
 7.  Sep 2011 - Nov 2014    USAFCENT/A6  Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina 
 8.  Dec 2014 - Dec 2015    8th Communications Squadron  Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
 9.  Jan 2016 - Jul 2022    20th Intelligence Squadron  Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Deployments

# Dates Insignia Unit Location
 1.   Jan 2005 - May 2005    Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)   Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
 2.  May 2007 - Sep 2007     506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron  Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq
 3.  Sep 2020 - Apr 2021     USAFCENT/A2  Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina 

Awards and decorations

  Senior Cyberspace Support Badge
Personal decorations
Air Force Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
  Joint Service Achievement Medal
  Air Force Achievement Medal
Unit awards
  Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster
  Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Service awards
  Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Campaign and service medals
  National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze campaign star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star
  Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  Korea Defense Service Medal
  Air and Space Campaign Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
  Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
  Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
  Air Force Training Ribbon
Air Force Commendation Medal x2 Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal
 
 
 
 
Air Force Good Conduct Medal x6 National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal x2 Iraq Campaign Medal
 
 
 
 
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Air and Space Campaign Medal
 
 
 
 

Other achievements

  • 2002 Basic Military Training Honor Graduate
  • 2003 Network Professional of the Month (October), 35th Communications Squadron
  • 2004 Below-the-Zone promotion winner
  • 2006 Operations Technician of the 4th Quarter, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron
  • 2007 Operations Technician of the 3rd Quarter, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron
  • 2007 Operations Technician of the Year, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron
  • 2010 NCO Professional Performer of the 3rd Quarter, 21st Operational Weather Squadron
  • 2013 USAFCENT/A6 & 609th ACOMS Volunteer of the 4th Quarter, USAFCENT HQ
  • 2013 USAFCENT Shaw Volunteer of the 4th Quarter, USAFCENT HQ
  • 2013 Team Shaw Military Volunteer of the 4th Quarter, Shaw Air Force Base

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions
Rank Date
  Technical Sergeant September 1, 2015
  Staff Sergeant September 1, 2008
  Senior Airman June 9, 2004
  Airman First Class August 9, 2002
  Airman (Skipped due to 6-year initial contract)
           Airman Basic June 25, 2002

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