Military Career
PERSONAL AWARDS
PERSONAL AWARDS
PERSONAL AWARDS
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal with the “V” combat distinguishing device* and two gold stars in lieu of third award (*distinguishes an award for heroism or valor in combat)
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- Combat Action Ribbon with gold star in lieu of second award
BACKGROUND
PERSONAL AWARDS
PERSONAL AWARDS
- I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 1994 and graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego later that same year as a Private First Class. My subsequent tours included Japan, Korea and Camp Pendleton, CA.
- In May 1998, Sergeant Canestorp graduated from Park University while on active duty with a Bachelor of Science degree and I was accepted into the Meritorious Commissioning Program.
- I completed Officer Candidate School in April of 1999, receiving a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and officially became a Marine "Mustang" (a prior enlisted officer).
- I reported in September 2000 to my first assignment as a Marine officer with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC. While at 3/6 I was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, deployed as Battalion Landing Team 3/6 as part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), trained organically and with foreign militaries in Albania and Egypt, deployed as Task Force 58 which were the first forces into Afghanistan as part of Operation Swift Freedom* in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks and 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism) which evolved into today’s Marine Special Operations Command. (*Operation Swift Freedom is the longest amphibious landing in military/human history, going over 700 miles from ship, to shore, to seizing key objectives in Afghanistan like Kandahar Airfield, re-opening the US Embassy in Kabul, etc.)
- I was promoted to Captain shortly after returning from Afghanistan and executed orders to the National Capital Region in Northern Virginia in 2002. In May 2005, Captain Canestorp graduated from Capitol Technology University with Masters of Science degrees. I attended Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico, VA and graduated the following year in May.
- In May 2006, I executed orders back to the Fleet Marine Force. Within months of my arrival, I received follow on orders and served as a Combat Advisor to the 1st Iraqi Army Division. For an entire year my team operated in the heart of what is called the "Sunni Triangle" and what Time Magazine referred to as the most deadliest place to be in the world that year.
- In June 2008, Captain Canestorp received orders and reported for duty as the Director for Marine Corps Water Survival School and was promoted to Major the following year in April. Major Canestorp or Major Cane as everyone called him due to the difficulties pronouncing his last name, was responsible for ALL water survival instruction in the Marine Corps. During his tenure, he rewrote the Marine Corps Order on water survival and put into place an entirely new water survival program. He also deployed to Columbia, South America to advise the Columbian Marine Corps in the implementation of its own organic water survival program.
Athletic Achievements
ULTRASIGNUP
INDEPENDENT EVENTS
INDEPENDENT EVENTS
- UltraSignup is the standard when it comes to managing, tracking and recording long distance running and racing. You can see the complete list of my achievements (and failures) on my UltraSignup Profile.
- Fastest Known Time (FKT) is the standard when it comes to managing, tracking and recording world records on trails of various distances. You can see the complete list of my FKTs on my FKT Profile.
- You can follow my daily or miscellaneous activities on Strava which is an online human performance and tracking platform.
INDEPENDENT EVENTS
INDEPENDENT EVENTS
INDEPENDENT EVENTS
- 2019 Operation Run For Their Lives 9-11 Campaign. On 11 Sep 2019 at 9:11 AM, I started running on a treadmill for the next 9 Hrs 11 Mins. I ran a total of 44 miles.
- 2016 Centurion Challenge completed in 51 Hrs 27 Mins 21 Secs - 162 Days overall.