Skodon is one of the few U.S. officials to have personally experienced both the Iraqi attack on Kuwait in 1990 and the Al-Qaeda terrorist attack on Washington in 2001. Prior to his Rome assignment, Skodon was detailed to the U.S. Air Force as Foreign Policy Advisor to the USAF Chief of Staff. He was in the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attacks, and afterwards helped coordinate the diplomatic and military response.
Skodon is among a few U.S. officials who have personally experienced both the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the Al-Qaeda terrorist attack on Washington in 2001. Before his Rome assignment, Skodon served as a Foreign Policy Advisor to the USAF Chief of Staff within the U.S. Air Force. He was at the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attacks and assisted in coordinating both diplomatic and military responses afterward.