Aaron 'Ike' Isaacson

Aaron Isaacson was born in Kansas on Feb. 18, 1977. 2003: Joined the U.S. Army as a Combat Engineer Officer in order to serve after the devastating impact of Sept. 11, 2001. 2004-2005: Deployed to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, and served on joint operations with the U.S. Marine Corps. He conducted night ground operations with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Battle of Fallujah in December of 2004. Mr. Isaacson earned the Purple Heart medal during a combat operation in May 2005. 2006: Deployed to Baghdad, Iraq as an Infantry Platoon Leader. 2007-2008: Deployed to Paktika Province, Camp Tillman, Afghanistan. Serving as an Embedded Training Team (ETT) leader of an Afghan National Army (ANA) company of 120 soldiers conducting air assault combat operations along the Pakistan border. He was MEDEVACed out of Afghanistan and returned to the U.S. after breaking his leg during a combat operation in a small village on the Pakistan border. 2009: Recovery from injuries sustained while serving in Afghanistan. 2010: Summited Mount Lobuche in Nepal with other wounded veterans and famous blind climber Erik Weihenmayer. The expedition was called "Soldiers to the Summit" and subsequently became the award-winning documentary film "High Ground." Other versions of the film included "Climbing Home" on PBS. 2011: Television Debut - Aaron Ike Isaacson was a cast member of "Expedition Impossible" on the ABC Network. This was a Mark Burnett Production filmed in Morocco. Team 'No Limits' consisted of Aaron Isaacson, Jeff Evans, and Erik Weihenmayer. Erik Weihenmayer was a successful blind mountaineer and athlete that had summited all of the Seven Summits. Overall, team No Limits came in 2nd place after Ike re-injured his leg in the competition. 2012 - 2014: US Embassy Armenia - Intelligence Officer serving at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia. 2013: Summited Mt. Ararat, Turkey. Aaron reached the summit carrying downhill snow skis and skied back down to the base of the mountain. 2015 - 2018: Living in Africa and devoted time to building affordable homes and working with Anti-Human Trafficking NGOs. 2018: Summited Mt. Elbrus, Russia. 2020: Working in the Middle East as an Intelligence Officer during the COVID pandemic. 2020: Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. December 17, 2020. 2021: Continues to work in the intelligence community. Education: Undergraduate: Washburn University. Master's Degree: Harvard University Extension School in Cambridge, MA. Additional Studies: Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Policy Design and Delivery. Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal (Second Award), Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy/Marine Combat Action Ribbon, Combat Action Badge. Eagle Scout. Club Membership: Royal Cape Yacht Club - Cape Town, South Africa. Explorers Club - New York, New York.