Patrol’s Sgt. Akers promoted to Lieutenant in the Office of Strategic Services

Columbus – Sgt. Michael D. Akers was promoted to the rank of lieutenant today by Colonel Paul A. Pride, Patrol superintendent, during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Academy. Lt. Akers will transfer from his current assignment at the Portsmouth Post to serve as a commander in the Office of Strategic Services, the Hub-Watch Desk.

Lt. Akers joined the Patrol in February 1999 as a member of the 133rd Academy Class. He received his commission in July of that year and was assigned to the Jackson Post, where he was selected as Post Trooper of the Year in 2004 and earned the Criminal Patrol Award in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and remained at the Jackson Post to serve as an assistant post commander. In 2012, he transferred to the Chillicothe Post. Later that year, he transferred to his most recent assignment at the Portsmouth Post.

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