MAJ Nathan Lahti

Biography

Major Nathan M. Lahti entered the United States Army in 2003 enlisting into the Michigan National Guard as a 12B (Combat Engineer) with Calumet MI's 107th Engineer A Company (1431st Sapper Company). In late 2004 through 2005 he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom attached to Iowa's 224 Engineer Battalion as a member of an Assault and Obstacle (A&O) platoon supporting the 2nd Marine and 2nd Infantry Divisions. There he spent the majority of that deployment in Anbar Province and in roles such as convoy security, searching for weapons, FOB improvement, and helping to support Iraq's first democratic elections.

In 2020, he received a direct commission as a second lieutenant into the Army Nurse Corps. As an active duty 66H (Medical Surgical 'Registered Nurse') he was assigned to joint Base Lewis-McChord's Madigan Army Medical Center. He first worked on one of Madigan's Medical-Surgical floors and later in its Post Anesthesia Care Unit. In 2015, he decided to transition from Active Duty to the Army Reserve and joined the 807th Medical Battalion 452nd Combat Support Hospital Det. 1 and served there until his current assignment to the 4-414th SROTC as a reservist APMS to support ROTC training at Michigan Technological University.

Major Lahti holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Northern Michigan University and has completed the US Army's Common Faculty Development Instructor Course in 2019. As a civilian he is a real estate entrepreneur and local small business owner. His military awards and decorations include the Basic Army Instructor Badge, Combat Action Badge, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal W/M Device, Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, Iraqi Campaign Medal, and US Army Engineer Trail Blazer Award.