LtCol Douglas David Downey

Civilian Education

• B.A. (History), The Citadel, 1995
• M.M.S. (Master of Military Studies), Command and Staff College, 2009
• M.S.S. (Master of Strategic Studies), U.S. Army War College’s Distance Education Program, 2017

Military Education

• Officer Candidate School, summers of 1993 & 1994
• The Basic School and Infantry Officers Course, 1996
• Amphibious Warfare School Non-Resident, 2002
• Expeditionary Warfare School, 2003
• Command and Staff College Non-Resident, 2008
• Command and Staff College, 2009
• U.S. Army War College’s Distance Education Program, 2017

Major Assignments

• Plt Cmdr, Wpns and 3d Plts, Co K, 3d Bn, 3d Mar, Kane’ohe Bay, Hi (UDP Oki)
• Regt Anti-Armor Plt Cmdr, Combat Assault Co, 3d Mar, Kane’ohe Bay, Hi
• XO, H&S Co, 3d Bn, 3d Mar, Kane’ohe Bay, Hi (UDP Oki)
• Series Cmdr, XO, and Co Cmdr Co E, 2d RTBN, RTR, MCRD, Parris Island, SC
• Ops O/HQ Co Cmdr, S-3, 2d RTBN, RTR, MCRD, Parris Island, SC
• Co Cmdr, H&S Co, 2d Bn, 7th Mar, 29 Palms, Ca
• Co Cmdr, Co G, 2d Bn, 7th Mar, 29 Palms, Ca (OIF)
• Asst Ops O/Current Ops O, S-3, 7th Mar/RCT-7, 29 Palms, Ca (OIF)
• Asst Ops O/Coyote 3A, S-3, TTECG, 29 Palms, Ca
• XO, 1st Bn, 1st Mar, Camp Pendleton, Ca
• Deputy Future Ops O, G-3, 1st MarDiv (FWD) (OEF)
• Ops O/Current Ops O, G-3, 1st MarDiv (MAIN), Camp Pendleton, Ca
• Current Ops O, G/C-3, I MEF (FWD)/RC SW (OEF)
• Inspector & Instructor (LtCol Command), 3d Bn, 23d Mar, St. Louis, Mo
• XO/Acting Cmdr, 1st Mar, Camp Pendleton, Ca
• CIG/G-7, 1st MarDiv, Camp Pendleton, Ca
• GCE Branch Head, TFSD, MCID, CDD, CD&I/MCCDC, Quantico, Va
• Adjunct Instructor for 2d year Command & Staff College Non-Resident PME Sept 19-May 20