Dr. Morris served three decades as an active duty Marine.  He served in all three Marine artillery regiments, commanded a Marine detachment at sea, soldiered with the U.S. Army 75th Ranger Regiment, and as an Inspector-Instructor deployed 3d ANGLICO to OIF I.  The second half of his military career featured tours as CSC Warfighting Director, I MEF (Fwd) G-9 in Iraq, CO EWTGLANT, and Director, SAW.  He is writing a book on III MAF’s performance as a corps-level headquarters in Vietnam.

Education

• Ph.D., Military History, 2020, Texas A&M University

• M.S.S, Strategic Studies, 2005, U.S. Army War College

• M.A., Unconventional Warfare, 2001, American Military University

• School of Advanced Warfighting, 2001, Marine Corps University

• M.M.S., Military Studies, 2000, Marine Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University

• B.S., History, 1985, U.S. Naval Academy

Selected Publications

“Fighting the Phantom: 1st VC Regiment in I Corps,” Marine Corps History (Summer 2021).

Invading North Vietnam,” Naval History (October 2020).

“Al Qaeda as Insurgency: The Quest for Islamic Revolution,” in Strategic Challenges for Counterinsurgency and the Global War on Terrorism, ed. Williamson Murray (Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, 2006).

Service

MCU Faculty Council