1995 BA, Philosophy, University of Hawaii 2011 MA, National Security and Strategy Studies, Command and Staff College, U.S. Naval War College 2018 MS, National Strategy Resourcing, Dwight D. Eisenhower School, National Defense University
Marine Corps OCS, 1996 Marine Corps TBS, 1997 Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, 1998 Expeditionary Warfare School, 2003 Naval Command and Staff College, 2011 DLI – East, Pashto Language 2012 and 2014 Dwight D. Eisenhower School, 2018
Platoon Commander, Wpns Plt, Echo Company 2/3 Platoon Commander, Dragons Plt, Wpns Company 2/3 Executive Officer, Golf Company 2/3 Platoon Commander, Company I, OCS Company Commander, Company L, 3/5 Operations Officer, 3/5 Inspector-Instructor, Company E, 2/23 Battalion Executive Officer, 2/23 AFPAK Hands: District Augmentation Team Leader, VSP Panjwai, SOTF-S, Kandahar, Afghanistan G2 Advisor, Afghanistan Ground Forces Command, Kabul, Afghanistan Battalion Inspector – Instructor, 2/25 LtCol Bitanga’s former assignments also include, Section Head, Retirements Section, Separations and Retirements Branch, Manpower Management and Branch Head, SFA/FID, Small Wars Center Irregular Warfare Integration Division, Combat Development & Integration.