On 1 October, 2020 Lieutenant General Michael Rocco retired after 37+ years as an Active Duty Marine. On that same day, he was warmly welcomed into the Marines’ Memorial Club to embark on a course of observation and familiarization — to discover what’s in store for our Living Memorial’s new President and CEO. The first of November was his first official day in the top job.
Mike Rocco received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from St. John’s University in New York and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May 1983.
Upon designation as a Naval Aviator in February 1986, he was assigned to HMLA-367, Camp Pendleton, CA. In August 1990, he deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Captain Rocco was assigned as a Flight Leader and led over 40 combat missions. Other career highlights – He did an exchange tour with the Royal Marines in Yeovilton England and worked in the Office of Secretary of Defense. He earned two Master’s Degrees while on active duty and commanded at every level in aviation – Squadron, Group, and Wing and has flown nearly 4,000 hours in numerous type/model aircraft. He served multiple tours around at home and around the globe – Middle East, Far East, and Europe.
In 2017, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and assumed the duties of Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
LtGen Rocco’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal with Gold Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with “V”, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with “V”, Air Medal with numeral 2, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star.
Michael celebrates his 28th year leading the Marines’ Memorial team. He was the Food Service Director for the Emporium Capwell, San Francisco when he accepted the position of Food and Beverage Director for Marines’ Memorial in 1990.
Promoted in 2001 to the role of General Manager, Michael has overseen the entire renovation of the club as well as extensive upgrades in the quality service and products provided to our membership and their guests.
Michael considers it a great honor to lead a team that provides gracious hospitality while honoring the Legacy of military service.
Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Michael has worked in the hospitality business his entire life. Michael has studied at Phoenix College, Arizona State University, Cornell University and the Culinary Institute of America. When not occupied with the responsibilities of Operations, Michael enjoys
time with his three bully children, the bulldog mascots for the club, Beau, Bubba Jr. and Beulah.
Master Gunnery Sergeant Banks retired after 30 years of active Marine Corps service on 31 May 2014. He and his wife, Helena, spent four years in San Francisco while he attended Golden Gate University on the Post 9/11 GI Bill. He is a staunch advocate for education and networking. MGySgt Banks joined the Marines Memorial team as the Director of Membership Services on 28 December 2022.
MGySgt Banks served in the US Army (1979-1982), the Florida National Guard (1982-1984), and the US Marine Corps (1984-2014). His service included combat deployments include Somalia, Africa in support of Operation Restore Hope, Ar Ramadi, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Rish Kvor, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. His final posting was Training and Education Director, Marine Corps Cannoneer School, Marine Artillery Detachment, Fort Sill, OK until 31 May 2014.
As a lifelong learner, MGySgt Banks earned an AA in General Studies (Summa Cum Laude) from National University, a BA in Business Management (Summa Cum Laude), and an MBA with a concentration in Business Analytics from Golden Gate University. While serving on active duty, he attended numerous military schools and enlisted academies.
Anne came from a small town in the Philippines and migrated to the US with her family at age 17. Anne grew up at Marines’ Memorial. She joined the team in 1995 as a reservation clerk, as well as the morning host in the restaurant when it was still referred to as the “Skyroom”. A few years later, she split her work hours between the Reservations Department and as Sales Coordinator in the Sales Department which eventually became a full-time position. Anne was shortly promoted to Group Sales Manager where she handled conference and military reunion groups. While in the Sales Department, she was given training to help maintain the content and images for the Club’s website, an assignment she found surprisingly enjoyable, that tapped into her creative side.
Anne was promoted to the IT Manager position in August 2012. As the IT Manager, Anne hit the ground running by diving straight into projects that involved upgrading systems network-wide, including workstations, servers and switches, security camera system, restaurant’s point of sale system, network bandwidth, to name a few.
In November 2017, Anne was promoted to Director of Information Technology. In February 2018, Anne successfully led and completed the launch of the new www.marinesmemorial.org website. Anne looks forward to picking up her next project and the next one after that, along with ongoing training required by her position.
Anne is married to Ty and they have 2 beautiful boys, Aaron and Eli.
Huan is a UC Davis Graduate – Economics Major, with Statistics Minor. She joined the Marines’ Memorial team in 2006 and promoted to Accounting Manager in 2011.
Huan is certified in Payroll Practice and Management and holds a Cornell certificate for Human Resources Essentials before she became Payroll Manager & Human Resources Generalist in 2017.
Before joining the Membership team in 2013, Judi was the House Manager for the Marines’ Memorial Theatre. Her event and customer service experience as a Stage Manager and House Manager lends well to her position in the Membership Department. Judi also oversees the annual Giving Tree Project held during the holiday season.
During his 39-year military career, LtGen Edward Hanlon, Jr., USMC (Ret) commanded at the battery, company, battalion, and regimental levels. He also commanded the Marine Corps’ premier West Coast training facility at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; served extensively in Europe as the NATO planner and later operations officer for the Fleet Marine Forces Europe in London as well as deputy commander of Striking Forces South in Naples, Italy; was assigned as the chief of staff of Joint Task Force Provide Promise overseeing the U.S. support efforts to U.N. forces in the Balkans; and served in a number of assignments with the Navy, including as fleet Marine officer, Atlantic Fleet, and on the Navy staff as director of Naval Expeditionary Warfare. LtGen Hanlon also served as commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for Combat Development and was the U.S. Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee. In this post, he represented the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was responsible for U.S. policy within the military committee and ensured the interests of the chairman and the U.S. were properly articulated in that body.
After he retired from the Marine Corps in 2007, he became president of Raytheon International Inc. Europe, based in Brussels and had responsibility for Raytheon’s International Business Development for Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. He also concentrated on servicing the requirements of NATO, the European Union, and U.S. European Command and its components. He completed his employment with Raytheon in August 2012 and returned to the U.S.
In addition to serving on MOAA’s board of directors, Hanlon serves as a member of the California Governor’s Military Advisory Council and is on the board of advisors for the San Diego Military Advisory Council.
Adam graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2005 and then served 11 years in the Marines as an AV-8B Harrier pilot. He’s currently the Head of Operations for Instagram and resides in Texas with his wife and 5 kids.
Matt Carroll is the Chief Executive Officer of Pratt Miller, an innovative product development company in the Motorsports, Defense, and Mobility markets.
Prior to joining Pratt Miller in 2016, Matt spent 12 years with Fluor Corporation in their Government Group leading a multi-billion-dollar business serving the DoD. His roles including Business Development, Program Management, Strategic Planning, M&A and finally Vice President of their Secure Services division providing services worldwide to the US Intelligence Community.
He previously served 12 years in the United States Marine Corps earning the rank of Major. As a designated Naval Aviator, he served in numerous aviation command and staff billets worldwide including combat mission support in the Middle East and Far East.
Matt has a M.S. in Global Leadership from the University of San Diego and Executive Education programs with Harvard Business School and Thunderbird School of Global Management. He graduated from Roger Williams University with a B.A. where he lettered and was Captain of both the soccer and golf teams.
Mike Cerre is an Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist and PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent. He has moderated several of the club’s speakers and author events as well as our Leading From the Front series on YouTube.
His embedded reporting for ABC News in Afghanistan and Iraq was featured on ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, ABC Nightline with Ted Koppel and BBC. He has also produced several series and international documentary prograns for CNN, CNBC, National Geographic, Discovery, Disney, A&E and NHK.
He served a Marine officer in Vietnam flying more than 100 combat missions as a forward aerial observer in an OV-10 Bronco and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Vice Admiral Dumont retired from the U.S. Navy in 2021 after serving as the Deputy Commander of U.S. Northern Command and as Vice Commander of the U.S. Element of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Early in his military career he served on active duty as an aviator and paratrooper in the U.S. Army before affiliating with the U.S. Navy Reserve as a naval aviator.
As a career civil servant, he has served as a state prosecutor, Federal prosecutor and as a senior executive in the Defense Department.
Admiral Dumont holds a JD from Suffolk University Law School, an MS from the National War College, a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and a BA degree from the University of Southern Maine. Admiral Dumont is directorship certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Carl Eberling, age 50 years, former executive at Encore Capital Group, Quest Software, Kaiser Permanente, and Verizon. He was most recently the Chief Information Officer for Encore Capital Group until November of 2018. In this role he led the digital transformation and information needs of this $2.5 B annual investment portfolio. He also managed the regulatory and IT needs in 15 countries and all cyber security enterprise wide reporting to the board.
Carl joined Encore Capital group in the summer of 2012 as the Chief Information Officer by then CEO Brandon Black, who targeted adding depth to the leadership team to evolve the company into a billion-dollar business. His responsibilities included stabilizing a legacy IBM platform that had evolved over 40 years while building a new mobile and web digital face for the business. With a heavy dependence on consumer interaction Carl implemented new speech to text and natural language processing solutions that were leveraged for competitive advantage. He also drove facilities and procurement across the US. Business.
Previously while at Quest Software, Carl worked as a General Manager for Vinny Smith, founder and Chairman. He was hired to run the virtualization and monitoring business for Quest responsible for sales, marketing, product development and related M&A to build the business into a market leader. After announcing intentions to take the company private, Carl led the transition as they were outbid by Michael Dell, who acquired the business in 2012 for $2.4B.
Prior to Quest, Carl was the Business Information Officer for Kaiser Permanente a $50B healthcare enterprise. Carl led all of the information needs related to ERP, revenue cycle, digital transformation, contact and billing support services. Here he led many automation and process improvements, driving increased customer satisfaction and savings. Carl delivered an overhaul of warehouse automation in the pharmacy operations, a $8B stand-alone business.
Carl spent over 17 years through the wireless revolution of M&A’s in Verizon. He ended his career there as the CIO for the West Area, and Staff Vice President. He had many accomplishments but most noticeably were the ERP platform consolidation and the first digital and mobile enablement of that business including automating the warehouse for handsets. Earlier in Carls career he was a Sergeant in the Marines working with amphibious assault vehicles and a specialist in embarkation and logistics.
Carl is an advisor in several startups that he has acted as an angel investor. His area of focus is Cyber Security, and AI transformational technologies. He is an active volunteer with the homeless advocacy group Illumination Foundation where he tutors youth struggling with homelessness. Carl also owns a small farm in Michigan where he crafts artisanal cheese.
Carl holds a bachelor’s degree in International Finance from San Francisco State University and has completed a myriad of studies at UC Berkley and Golden Gate University in engineering and Information systems design.
Barrie Graham has been a leader in the financial services industry for over 25 years, most recently serving as COO of WR Hambrecht & Co. , an Investment Banking firm in San Francisco. Prior to WRH + Co., Graham was President and CEO of Exchange Bank and held senior management positions at Wells Fargo. Graham is Chairman of the Marines Memorial Foundation , and serves as a Board Member of Canine Companions for Independence, Empire College, Empire Law School , Truett Hurst Winery and the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation in Sonoma County.
Graham has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Clarkson University , an MBA in Finance from Golden Gate University and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at the Harvard Business School and the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. Graham is a past Chairman of the Banking School and a past Board Member of the California Bankers Association. Graham served as an Infantry Officer in the US Marines. Barrie holds Series 24,63 and 79 Securities licenses.
Jake Harriman graduated with distinction, from the United States Naval Academy and served seven and a half years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Platoon Commander in both the Infantry and Force Recon. During his military service, Jake led four operational deployments, including two combat tours in Iraq.
Following his service, Jake enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. While at Stanford, he founded Nuru International to eradicate extreme poverty in the world’s most unstable, vulnerable regions to help end violent extremism. From 2017-2019, Jake helped draft, introduce and pass groundbreaking new legislation called the Global Fragility Act of 2019 that equips America with new authorities and resources to prevent conflict and stabilize some of the most fragile regions of the world.
Jake has now turned his attention to helping protect the American Democratic experiment as the Founder and CEO of More Perfect Union, a 10-year plan to heal the divide in the nation and make our government work for the American people by building a viable center in American politics and a nationwide movement for unity and reform.
Jake has received several honors including the Unsung Hero of Compassion presented by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, White House Champion of Change, Presidential Leadership Scholar, and 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs presented by Goldman Sachs. Jake has been interviewed on ABC, Al Jazeera America, BBC World Service, CNN, Fox Business and MSNBC’s Morning Joe and has received coverage in the Christian Science Monitor, Devex, Forbes, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Stanford Magazine, Fox News, and others.
He currently lives in Washington, D.C., and has spent 20 years living amongst the very people he endeavors to empower – first in combat, then in conflict prevention and stabilization – fighting to bring the freedom of lasting meaningful choices to communities both at home and abroad. Jake is married to the love of his life and is the proud father of a 16-year-old entrepreneur and artist.
Alex is the CEO of Clearspeed, a California-based, venture backed technology company that focuses on fraud identification for both government and commercial customers. As a Marine, Alex led infantry, reconnaissance and special operations units over 4 operational deployments. Upon leaving active duty, he founded a private maritime security company based in Muscat, Oman, and later lived and worked in rural Kenya for two years as the Team Leader for Nuru International, a social enterprise dedicated to ending extreme poverty.
Alex holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, a BS from the United States Naval Academy, and is a graduate of Stanford Business School’s IGNITE Program in Entrepreneurship and the Marine Corps War College. He is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves and serves in the Experiments Division of the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.
Lucas Babbitt is a Senior Vice President and Head of Client Advisory at Jordan Park. Lucas joined Jordan Park at its founding in 2017. Prior to Jordan Park, Lucas was a Vice President with Goldman Sachs from 2013 to 2017. He previously served in the United States Navy as an F/A-18 pilot and is a graduate of the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School, more commonly known as Top Gun. He is also a graduate of Stanford Law School (JD), the Stanford School of Engineering (MS), and the United States Naval Academy (BS) where he lettered in Sprint Football and beat Army three times. He hails from Pepperell, MA.
Admiral Breckenridge retired from the Coast Guard in 2010 after serving as the Commander, US Coast Guard, Pacific Area. She holds a BSC in Biology from Virginia Tech, a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, and a Master’s of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. She is active on the boards of several non-profits including serving as Vice Chairman of the San Francisco Fleet Week Association.
Major General Robin Fontes, United States Army (retired) most recently served as the Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command. She has extensive experience working with the U.S. interagency, as well as with international partners, allies and diplomats during 13+ years in South and Central Asia serving in operational and embassy assignments. Her most recent overseas positions include as the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attache to the Republic of India and the Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan. Major General Fontes is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and holds two masters degrees, one from the University of Washington, where she studied international affairs (focus on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia), and a second from the National War College in National Security and Strategic Studies.
Rick is a Vietnam era Marine aviator who serves as a banking executive. He serves as a Director of 12th District Federal Reserve Bank and a Director of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. He serves as a Director of BAI and Operation HOPE Inc. and is the Treasurer of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.
Tim attended West Point and graduated in 2004 after winning the General Stillwell Leadership award. After his Army service, he attended Stanford and earned a Law degree and an MBA. He currently works for a startup in Silicon Valley as founder and Chief Operating Officer.
Jim Haynes retired recently after leading teams for 40 years at Bechtel Corporation and in the US Marine Corps. During his 25-year career at Bechtel, Jim served as Partner and Senior Vice President, and led organisations ranging from global businesses to mega-projects to operating regions. His last assignments included President of the Latin American Region, Head of Corporate HR, CEO of a major Bechtel-led nuclear security company, and Project Delivery Director for Crossrail, the largest infrastructure project in Europe.
Prior to joining Bechtel, Jim proudly served as an Infantry and Special Operations Officer in the US Marine Corps. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the US Naval Academy, and also earned a MBA from Harvard Business School and a MA in Public Administration from TSU Europe.
Jim currently lives in the UK with his wife and two boys.
Sonya Jindal leads the Workforce Optimization at McKesson. She joined McKesson in 2017 when her employer, CoverMyMeds, was acquired by McKesson. Sonya has over 10 years in Data Analytics and Workforce Optimization in a variety of industries, including, consulting, utilities, aviation, and healthcare. In addition to her civilian career, she serves in the Air National Guard as a KC-135 pilot and graduated among the top of her class. She is also a graduate of The Ohio State University (BSBA, Finance) and is an MBA candidate at UC Berkeley Haas. She hails from Columbus, OH.
Maureen Logan resides in Poughkeepsie NY with her husband Mark. Their interests are hiking the 150 acre park behind their house, biking on their tandem bike along the local trails, wine collecting and traveling. In their travels they came upon the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and became loyal friends and supporters.
Maureen grew up in NY. She began her college studies at Bennett College in Millbrook NY where she received an associate’s degree. She later transferred to Marist College and earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, Maureen went on to a 38-year career at IBM where she held a number of management positions. Prior to retirement, Maureen managed the business process, contract management and financial operations group for the corporate intellectual property organization.
Maureen volunteers her time to several boards including the Dutchess County Mediation Center, Peach Hill Park, Giant Kids and Hudson Valley Home Matters. Maureen serves as a deacon at Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church, where she and her husband help organize an annual Thanksgiving Day dinner for those in need. Mark and Maureen are also members of Marist College Legacy Society and the Matthew Vassar Legacy Society in Poughkeepsie. They have three children Stephanie Incorvaia, Jay Logan, Maggie Markel and two grandchildren Lorenzo and Leonardo Incorvaia.
Thomas (Tommy) J. Lyons has a longstanding commitment to service—to his country, his community and his fellow veterans.
Mr. Lyons retired November after 16 years of service at MassHousing Finance Agency as the Vice President of Government Affairs & Corporate Communications. MassHousing is the state’s Affordable Housing Bank. From 1995 to 2002, he was the Executive Director of the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans. He served as Commissioner for Veterans’ Services for the City of Boston from 1984 to 1995.
Born in South Boston, Mr. Lyons graduated from South Boston High in 1967 and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967-1969 and is a combat Veteran with a tour of duty 1968-1969 in Vietnam.
In 1978, Mr. Lyons organized a committee of Vietnam Veterans to pay tribute to the 25 young men from his community who died during the Vietnam War. On September 13, 1981, the committee erected the South Boston Vietnam Memorial, which was one of the first of its kind in the nation. In 1987, he founded the Semper Fidelis Society of Boston, a Marine Corps organization that has grown to more than 2,500 members. The Society sponsors an annual luncheon on the Marine Corps’ Birthday and donates the proceeds to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and local veterans’ charities.
He also started the annual Boston Marine Corps Honor Run, which raises money for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. He was Chairman of Marine Week Boston in 2010 and Chairman of the 2001, 2006 and 2015 Medal of Honor Convention.
Mr. Lyons graduated from Boston State 1978 and the Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government 1988. He was honored by the University of Massachusetts Boston with the Robert H. Quinn Award for Outstanding Community Leadership, the recipient of the 2011 “Marine for Life” Award, presented in 2012 for his 30 years of advocacy on behalf of our nation’s veterans, the 2014 recipient of the Commandant’s Award from the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and 2019 received the John W. McCormick Distinguished Public Service Award.
Mr. Lyons serves on a number of boards and committees: he is a member of the Governor’s Veterans Advisory Council and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Veterans’ Housing, Chairman and Founder of the South Boston Vietnam Memorial Committee, Board Member Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Board Member of ATCNE (Addiction Treatment Center New England), Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Chelsea Soldiers Home, a Board Member of the Brighton Marine Health Center and a member on the Long-Term Care Commission for Veterans.
Mr. Lyons lives in Wakefield, Massachusetts with his wife Jean. They have two daughters Sarah, Maura and his son, Todd, a Federal Agent in Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) who is a Veteran of the Iraq War.
Nicole is a 1998 graduate of the Naval Academy and has an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. She is currently Vice President for Internatoinal Operations and Strategic Initiatives for International Game Technology. She was selected to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Generation 2014.
Ryan Smith is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s litigation practice. His practice concentrates on complex business, real estate, and trust and estates litigation. Ryan also has experience representing corporate and individual clients in government inquiries and investigations, internal investigations, and civil enforcement matters. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry rifleman and squad leader and is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is also a graduate of UCLA Law School (JD) and Boston College (BA).
Colonel Tice retired from the USAF in 1999 after serving 22 years on active duty as a fighter pilot. He amassed over 3000 hours of flight time in F-111, F-5 and F-16 jets. He served in combat as a Flight Commander and Assistant Operations Officer during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. While leading a large bombing mission deep in Iraq, he was shot down, captured and interned as a Prisoner of War. After retirement from the USAF, he flew as a Commercial Airline Pilot for American Airlines in the MD-80, Boeing 737, 757, 767 aircraft on both domestic and international routes. Jeff retired from American Airlines in 2012. He currently volunteers for several nationwide military-related charities.
Colonel Robert M. Barnhart Jr. is a native of the U.S. Territory of Guam. He graduated from Oceanview High School (Hagat, Guam), attended the University of Guam (Mangilao, Guam), graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1999.
Colonel Barnhart Jr.’s operational assignments include Rifle Platoon Commander, Weapons Platoon Commander, Company B and Executive Officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines with deployments to Okinawa, Japan (2001), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (JTF-160, 2002), and Operation Iraqi Freedom I (2003). In October 2003, he was selected to the supplementary MOS program and was assigned to the Production and Analysis Company, 2d Intelligence Battalion for intelligence officer training and graduated the MAGTF Intelligence Officer Course (MIOC) Damneck, VA (March 2004). In April 2004, he was assigned to 3rd Marine Regiment as the Assistant Intelligence Officer and deployed as the Executive Officer/Support Center OIC, JSOTF-Philippines, SOCPAC (04-05). In April 2005, he was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines as the Battalion Intelligence Officer and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (2006). In September 2007, he was assigned again to 1st Battalion, 2d Marines as Company Commander, Weapons Company (Mobile Assault Company) and Battalion Operations Officer with deployments to Operation Iraqi Freedom (08-09) and Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (2010). In July 2014, he was assigned to 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Okinawa, Japan as the Plans Officer conducting multiple exercises throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In July 2017, he was assigned to 23d Marine Regiment as the Operations Officer. In June 2018, he assumed command of 1st Battalion, 7th Marines with deployments to the Southwest Border (October 2018) and as the Ground Combat Element (GCE), SPMAGTF-CR-CC (2019) Operation Inherent Resolve. In January 2020, he was assigned as the Executive Officer, 7th Marine Regiment. In June 2021, he was assigned to the Deputy Directorate Current and Integrated Operations (DDCIO), J-33, Joint Staff and served as a Branch Chief Current Operations, Deputy Team Chief for the Chairman’s Afghanistan Crisis Management Team, Division Chief Antiterrorism Force Protection, and Team Chief for the Chairman’s Russia-Ukraine Crisis Management Team.
His supporting establishment tours include, Student Platoon Commander, Company A, Officer Candidate School, Quantico, VA (Summer 2008) and Deputy Officer-In-Charge, Infantry Battalion Team East, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, Twentynine Palms, CA (2011-2013).
Colonel Barnhart Jr. is a graduate of The Basic School (2000), Infantry Officer Course (2000), MAGTF Intelligence Officer’s Course (2004), Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School (2007), Marine Corps Command and Staff Distance Education Program (Distinguished Graduate, 2012), Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting (2014), and the Marine Corps War College (2021). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho (1999), a Master of Operational Studies, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Marine Corps University.
His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal (w/star), Meritorious Service Medal (w/stars), Joint Service Commendation Medal (w/star), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (w/ Combat “V” and stars), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (w/star), Army Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon (w/star), and U.S. Department of State Meritorious Honor Award.
Colonel Herrmann graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 2000, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and receiving his commission as a Second Lieutenant. Following graduation from The Basic School in January 2001, he underwent Naval Flight Officer training at NAS Pensacola, earning designation as a Naval Flight Officer in June 2002. His career progressed with assignment to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA, where he completed EA-6B Prowler training in November 2003. He subsequently served with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 (VMAQ-3) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC, fulfilling roles including Legal Officer, Awards Officer, S-1 Officer, Aircraft Division Officer, and Quality Assurance Division Officer. During this tenure, Captain Herrmann deployed twice between 2005 and 2007 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and completed the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course in spring 2006.
In June 2007, Captain Herrmann attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, where he earned a Master of Business Administration (Financial Management) degree and Certification as a Defense Financial Manager (CDFM). His subsequent assignment in January 2009 was to the United States Naval Academy, serving as Financial Manager of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division and as a military faculty member in the Economics Department.
Transitioning to MAWTS-1 in February 2012 as an EA-6B instructor, Major Herrmann assumed duties as EA-6B Division Head from June 2012 to November 2014. Returning to VMAQ-3 at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, he served as Operations Officer, deploying on a Unit Deployment Program to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. In June 2016, Major Herrmann became VMAQ-3 Executive Officer, deploying to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
From January 2018 to May 2019, Lieutenant Colonel Herrmann returned to MAWTS-1 to serve as Executive Officer before assuming command at Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron Three (MWHS-3), 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, MCAS Miramar, CA. During his command, he qualified as a co-pilot/qualified observer in the UC-12W King Air 350 with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Camp Pendleton. Relinquishing command in June 2021, Lieutenant Colonel Herrmann was reassigned as the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing Inspector General.
From May 2022 to June 2024, Colonel Herrmann served as Aviation Colonels Monitor, Manpower Management, Manpower and Reserve Affairs at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA. In this capacity, he oversaw the assignments of over 7,000 officers across various aviation-related military occupational specialties and directly managed assignments for over 700 Colonels. Colonel Herrmann was assigned back to California to be the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in July 2024.
Colonel Herrmann has accumulated over 2,400 flight hours in the EA-6B Prowler. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with three Gold Stars, Air Medal-Strike/Flight with Numeral 15, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Gold Star, and Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Colonel Jason S.D. Perry currently serves as the Senior Marine Representative at Naval Postgraduate School.
Colonel Perry is a native of Flat Rock, North Carolina. He completed his undergraduate education in 1994 at Brigham Young University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in December 1994.
Colonel Perry’s Fleet Marine Force Service includes service as a Platoon Commander in 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (1996-1999); Company Commander in 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2001-2004); Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (2008-2009), Operations Officer, 7th Marine Regiment / RCT-7 (2009-2011); Current Operations Officer I Marine Expeditionary Force (2013-2015); and Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2011-2012). Most recently he served as the Commanding Officer of 4th Marine Regiment in Okinawa, Japan prior to assuming his current duties as Assistant Division Commander, 3d Marine Division.
His staff assignments include service as Country Director for Japan, Asia-Pacific Security Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2004-2007); Marine Forces Pacific Liaison Officer to the Japan Self-Defense Forces, Tokyo, Japan (2015-2016); Instructor, MAGTF Staff Training Program, Quantico, Virginia (2016-2017); and Branch Head, Pacific Division, Plans, Policies and Operations (2017-2018). Colonel Perry’s deployments include deployments with the 15th, 13th, and 31st Marine Expeditionary Units and the Unit Deployment Program. His combat deployments include OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM – PHILIPPINES (2002), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (2009) and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM – AFGHANISTAN (2010 and 2012).
He is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, Joint Forces Staff College, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University), and the Japan National Institute for Defense Studies. He holds Master of Arts degrees in National Security Affairs (NPS) and International Relations (Fletcher).
Colonel Perry’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit with gold star, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with gold star, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two gold stars, Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold star, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Japan Defense Cooperation Award X 2 (foreign award). He is also a member of the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara.
