Dani Audino uses the phrase "blow things up" to describe one of her jobs, but she was not referring to scenarios in the fast-paced peloton for criterium racing with Fount Cycling Guild. Among her past duties as a combat engineer in the US Marine Corps Reserve, Audino meant, quite literally, she uses "demolition both for offensive and defensive purposes".
The 31-year-old is a Company Executive Officer in the US Marine Corps Reserve, first commissioned in 2021. Her military unit is based in Eugene, Oregon, so she commutes there from her current home in Boulder, Colorado, about once a month. She explained that "we build things and we blow things up", as work included "breaching obstacles to gain entry, and clearing a lane through a minefield or neutralizing an IED [improvised explosive device]".
