Samuel Fuller Email & Phone Number

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States

The Battalion Operations Officer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing all operations for a 400-person Marine Raider Battalion. I ensure the battalion is capable of supporting its assigned missions through unit training management and readiness while also leading efforts to identify and support emerging mission requirements and establishing new opportunities for force employment. I am also responsible for ensuring the battalion is capable of providing forces for crisis response and force modernization.

Camp Lejeune, Nc

As a Marine Special Operations Team Commander, I led a team of 14 Critical Skills Operators and 6 support personnel over the course of a predeployment training program and counterterrorism deployment to Iraq. I was responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting missions by, with, and through indigenous forces in support of US policy objectives. I was also responsible for liaising with conventional forces, the US Interagency, and Non-Governmental Organizations to achieve these goals.

Camp Pendleton, Ca

As Headquarters Company Commander, I was accountable for its overall success. I was responsible for the morale, welfare, and training of the company to provide command, control, and logistical support for a 5,000 person regiment. I oversaw the readiness of weapons and equipment. I also oversaw all legal and administrative requirements for the company and 200 additional attached Marines who remained behind while their units deployed forward.

Camp Pendleton, Ca

As the Officer in Charge of the Iraqi Security Force Development Team, my job was to lead a multinational team of 30 personnel to develop and sustain an Iraqi-led facility for training Security Forces in ground warfareskills and instruction methodology. My mission was to train Iraqis to operate independently. I created curricula, coordinated gear divestment, led training, measured progress, and engaged with Iraqi leadership while managing logistics and communicating with our higher training directorate.

Camp Pendleton, Ca

A Weapons Company Executive Officer (XO) in a Marine Infantry Battalion serves as the second-in-command of the company, supporting the Company Commander in overseeing the company’s operations, training, and administrative functions. The Weapons Company typically includes specialized platoons like heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-armor weapons, designed to provide firepower support to the battalion. The XO serves as a key leader, stepping in for the Company Commander when necessary, and is responsible for the day-to-day functioning and readiness of the company.

Camp Pendleton, Ca

The 81mm Mortar Platoon is the "organic artillery" for a 600-person Marine infantry battalion. As a Marine 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander I led and managed a platoon of 66 Marines, ensuring effective training, tactical employment, and accurate indirect fire support. I coordinated with my higher command and other units to integrate mortar fire into infantry operations.

Quantico, Virginia, United States