Babette Bell retired from the U.S. Army as a Brigade Command Sergeant Major (CSM) after over 24 years on active duty (also with two years as an Army Reservist at the beginning of her career) for a total of 26 honorable years of serving our country. Her service took her to 11 duty stations, including over 12 years of foreign service. She served with distinction as a Senior Drill Sergeant in support of the surge of 2007 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan, and is a graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy-Class 66 (USASMA).

Her final position in the Army was as the

Command Sergeant Major of a Contracting Support Brigade at Fort Shafter, Hawaii where she oversaw all Army contracting operations, procurement, and expeditionary missions of Soldiers and civilians spreading all across the Pacific rim from Washington State, thru Korea and Japan, and all of the way to such remote places as the Maldives.

Babette received her Bachelor's in Business Administration from Trident University International, holds a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 3 Certification in Contracting, and is a certified Master Resiliency Trainer. She is also certified for use of a BEMER, a technology developed by NASA, along with PEMF which both help with microcirculation and relaxation of equines. She has her own BEMER set that is available for use at the Farm.

Babette takes the lead on business, financial, and online marketing aspects of the farm. She works with outside organizations to learn best practices and bring them back to the farm for implementation. Babette also volunteers her time at local horse training facilities, continuously conducts training to advance her personal skills, and engages in the horse community at large in Ohio.

Babette is a recipient of the honorable Order of St. Martin award bestowed by the Association of Quartermasters and the esteemed Contingency Contracting Officer Medallion (reg. #75).

Anthony (Tony) Bell retired from the U.S. Army as a Sergeant Major after serving 32 years of honorable service on active duty with the majority of it with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). His service took him to 10 duty stations, with over 14 years of foreign service, and numerous deployments throughout the world.

Tony is an avid motorcyclist and a longtime member of the Special Forces Brotherhood Motorcycle Club where he is an original founding member of two charters: one in Hawaii and one in Ohio.

Tony was fortunate to serve as the president of the Special Forces Association-Chapter XIII, in Seoul, Korea for two years and has been a Lifetime Member of the Special Forces Association (# D8489) since 2011.

Upon retirement from the Army in 2018, Tony pursued a culinary education at the Gros Bonet Culinary Institute and later became interested in putting his Special Forces training to use by helping connect with other Veterans.

Tony is a part-time employee for Huntington Ingalls Industry (HII) where he trains military and paramilitary organizations in basic and advanced Soldier skills. 

Tony takes the lead on the range side and other activities at FREEDOMS REFUGE to include planning events for outside organizations wishing to utilize the grounds. He also serves as the lead trainer for all physical training programs and is available for all required coordination's.

Tony is the founder and Chief of Operations for a Speaking and Coaching company-Crypteia Consulting Company and is available for Keynote speaking engagements.

Tony is a graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy-Class 60 (USASMA), is a recipient of the prestigious St. Philip Neri Award-Bronze for his contributions to the Special Forces Regiment and is a lifetime member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.