
After serving almost nine years in the Navy, Beau Korbe took his experience over to the Army and landed himself in the 75th Ranger Regiment.
In 2017, the former Naval information systems technician enlisted in the Army as an information systems technician (25B).
While serving in the Navy in 2014, Korbe ran almost 60 miles while running for 24 hours straight.
During the POW/MIA vigilance run, servicemembers traditionally take turns by switching out every hour so they only run in one-hour increments during a 24-hour period.
But Korbe decided to do it all himself.
“I made the decision to do the full 24 hours because this really means something to me,” Korbe said at the time. “I could’ve come out and done an hour like everyone else, but I want to go beyond that. So much was done for me to be able to even participate in this run so I wanted to give back to those who risked and gave their lives for me.”
He started the run at 4:15 p.m. and finished it at 4:15 p.m. the next day totaling 58.29 miles.
“I supported my country and our prisoners of war and I gave back; at the end of the day that’s all that matters,” he said.
He also said he was hoping to complete his full-service commitment and retire at 20 years.

By 2022, Korbe was a staff sergeant assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Reconnaissance Company at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning).
While in the company which is part of the Regiment’s Special Troops Battalion, he was accused of stealing numerous sensitive items, which included night vision goggles, night vision mounts, 9mm ammo, 5.56 ammo, and 23 M4 Carbine upper receivers.
According to the Army, Korbe sold PVS-14 Night Vision Goggles on eBay and conspired to sell the other items.
He allegedly attempted to sell the upper receiver and ammunition at Gibson’s Tactical Tavern, a local Army/Navy surplus store near Fort Moore.
During his trial, which concluded in June 2024, all of his charges were dismissed except for the charge related to selling the stolen items on eBay.
According to documents obtained by The Salty Soldier, he was found guilty and faced over a year in prison but was only given 60 days of confinement.
The Judge decided no other punishment would be pursued, such as fines, forfeiture of pay, punitive discharge, or a reduction in rank.
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