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Commanding Officer

Colonel Ayers enlisted in the Marine Corps in November 1995 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana Tech University. Upon graduating from recruit training and the School of Infantry and passing the reconnaissance indoctrination he was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Company,...

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Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major Jacobsen is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on September 4, 2002 and attended recruit training at MCRD Parris Island. Following Marine Combat Training at School of Infantry-East (SOI-East) aboard Camp Geiger, North Carolina, Privet First Class...

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Executive Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Phillip A. Skillman is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics, and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Upon completing The Basic School and...

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