 Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bogdanos returned to full-time active duty.Bogdanos has been involved in counter-narcotics action on the Mexico–United States border and was active during Operation Desert Storm and in South Korea, Lithuania, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kosovo.In 2001 he was part of a law enforcement, counter-terrorism team to Afghanistan, where he was awarded a Bronze Star for actions against Al-Qaeda.