Marines


Biography

Marine Corps University
Mr. Robert S. Peterson, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret), USMC

      

CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 
2021 – 2024  Acting Director, Marine Corps History Division 
 
2020 –           Director of Plans, Marine Corps University 
 
2020 –           Operational CAOCL/MCU Culture Language Expert--NCR/NOVA, II Corps Consultants
 
2019 –           Founder and Managing Director, Iron Path Consulting
 
2019 – 2020  Director, ELS Ford Global Technologies Operations, UnitedLex Corporation

 

 

MILITARY SERVICE 
1994 – 1997  3rd Bn, 8th Marines
Rifle Platoon, Sniper Platoon, Company Executive Officer 
 
1997 – 2000  The Basic School
SPC (2 BOC, 1 WBOC), Defense Department Head 
 
2001 – 2003  2nd Bn, 3rd Marines
Rifle Company Commander, Regt OpsO/A-Ops 
 
2005 – 2007  9 BLBMA (Fr. Army)  
(PEP) Brigade Operations (Amphib)
 
2007 – 2008  2nd Bn, 8th Marines
Battalion Executive Officer 
 
2008 – 2009  II Marine Expeditionary Force
MEF Training Officer 
 
2010 – 2013 US Embassy Tokyo Japan (DIA)
Marine Attaché 
 
2013 – 2016 Marine Corps University, EDCOM
Director, USMC PME MILFAC, MCCSC 
 
2016 – 2018  The Basic School (TBS)  
Commanding Officer, Combat Instructor Battalion
 

 

MILITARY EDUCATION 
1993-94  The Basic School, Infantry Officers Course 
 
1998       EWTG-LANT Expeditionary Fires Officer Course 
 
2000-01  Expeditionary Warfare School (Resident) 
 
2004-05  MCCSC (Non-resident) 
 
2005       Defense Language Institute-Monterey (French) 
 
2009-10  Defense Language Institute-Washington, DC (Japanese) 
 
2010       Military Attaché Course (DIA) 
 

 

CIVILIAN EDUCATION 
1989 – 1993  B.S. (History), U.S. Naval Academy 
 
2004 – 2005 M.A. (National Security Affairs), Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA