Lieutenant Magno is a 2015 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. A career surface warfare officer, he is currently a student at the Naval Postgraduate School studying security studies (homeland security and defense) and pursuing a certificate in great power competition. He has served on board the USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) in San Diego, California, and the USS Patriot (MCM-7) in Sasebo, Japan. Most recently, he was the flag lieutenant to Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 in Okinawa, Japan.