Motor Transportation Officer
26Th Meu, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
As the Motor Transportation Officer for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I was responsible for the planning, supervision and execution of ground transportation operations, supporting over 2,500 members of the Marine Air Ground Task Force with personnel movements and continuous resupply of food, water, and ammunition. I was also responsible for the planning of maintenance for more than 50 vehicles, ensuring Preventive Maintenance, Modifications and Calibrations were accurately identified and tracked, and ensuring that corrective maintenance was conducted as necessary. As the Platoon Commander of the Motor Transportation Platoon, I was charged with directly leading 57 Marines, managing the administration, personal and professional development, and training thereof. In this role, I also had the unique opportunity to be exposed to all aspects of Marine Corps Logistics. Working closely with the embarkation of assets aboard Navy shipping, I gained a particular insight for the intricacies of load planning and aviation transportation.While serving in this role, I also took on the additional duties of HA/DR Officer (Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief), deploying to the Florida keys in response to Hurricane Irma (2017). During this operation, I was the senior logistics officer on the ground, managing the airfield, beach, and supervising the ground transportation and distribution of rations to the local population. During this time, I also helped coordinate the response to Hurricane Maria (2017) in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. As the HA/DR Officer, I also served as the Destructive Weather Officer, remaining aboard Camp Lejeune, NC during Hurricane Florence (2018), ensuring that Marines were safe aboard the installation, and had access to food and potable water. I also served as the NEO Officer (Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations), planning the contingency evacuation of American Citizens (AMCITS) from numerous countries during the 2018 26th MEU deployment.