LtCol George R. Gordy IV, USMC

Military Faculty Advisor, Command and Staff College
Infantry Officer (0302)

Lt Col Gordy

 

Contact Information

 

Areas of Expertise

  • Infantry Planning/Operations and Professional Military Education.

  • Ancient Near East Warfare (1800 – 100 BCE)

 

Civilian Education

  • B.A. (Criminology), University of Oklahoma, 2002. 


Military Education

  • Officer Candidate School, summer 1999.

  • The Basic School and Infantry Officers Course, 2002-2003.

  • Light Armored Reconnaissance Leaders Course 2003. 

  • Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2007.

  • Expeditionary Warfare School, Resident 2009-2010.

  • Operations and Tactics Instructor Course 2010.

  • U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Art of War Scholars Program.

  • MMAS (Master of Military Art and Science), Resident CSC, 2017.

  • U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

  • Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy 2018.  

  • Joint and Combined Warfare Course (JPME II) 2019.

 

Major Assignments

  • Plt Cmdr, Wpns and 1st Platoon, Co B, 2d LAR Camp Lejeune, NC (Haiti 2004, OIF 2005, 24th MEU 2006).

  • Coyote 45G (basic maneuver, armor, motorized ops, FiST, 400 Series Corridor), TTECG, 29 Palms, CA (2007-2008). 

  • Company Commander, Co C, 1/7 (Air Assault Company), 31st MEU (2010-2011).

  • Ops O, S-3, TF 1/7 (OEF 2012).  

  • Assist Ops O, S-3, 7th Mar (rear), 29 Palms, CA (2013).

  • Inspector Instructor, Wpns Co, 1/24, Perrysburg, OH (2013-2016).

  • Regional Planner, Regional Operations, Plans, and Policies, G3/5/7, MARFORCOM (2018-2019).

  • CO (LtCol Command), 3/3 (UDP 2021).

  • Current Operations Branch Head, G33, MARFORPAC (2021-2022).

  • Deputy Director, G33, MARFORPAC (2021-2022).  

  • Military Faculty Advisor, CSC, MCU/EDCOM, Quantico, Va. (2022).

 

Awards and Decorations

  • 1 Navy and Marine Corps Medal.

  • 2 Meritorious Service Medal.

  • 3 Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medals.

  • 3 Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal with 1 with the combat distinguishing device.

  • 2 Combat Action Ribbons.

  • 7 Sea Service Deployments.