Keynote Address
Organization or Institution
Marine Corps University
Location
Russell Union, Georgia Southern University
Presentation Year
2014
Start Date
4-10-2014 12:30 PM
End Date
4-10-2014 12:50 PM
Document Type
Keynote
Presentation Description
Colonel Bowers was commissioned in 1990 after graduating with distinction from Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in History. After the Basic School and Marine Corps Engineer School, he served in a variety of assignments in the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade on Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii from 1991-1994. In June 1994, he reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego and served as a Series Commander, Company Commander, and Regimental S-3A. After graduation from the U.S. Army’s Engineer Officer Advanced Course, he reported to 7th Engineer Support Battalion at Camp Pendleton, California and served as S-3A, Charlie Company Commander, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer.
In June 2000, he reported to Recruiting Station Lansing, Michigan and served as Commanding Officer until July 2003. In August 2003, he reported to the Naval Command and Staff College at Newport, Rhode Island, then attended the School of Advanced War-fighting at Quantico, Virginia. He checked into III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa, Japan in 2005 and served as the Operational Planning Team Branch Head for G-3, Future Operations. From Okinawa, Lieutenant Colonel Bowers deployed to Iraq and served as Plans Team Leader for Multi-National Force Iraq. Colonel Bowers assumed command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 in Beaufort, South Carolina in May 2007. During Colonel Bowers’ tenure, MWSS-273 received the American Petroleum Institute Award as the best tactical fuels unit in the Marine Corps; the Navy League’s 2008 General James L. Jones Unit Safety Award; and the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s 2009 “MWSS of the Year” Award. He relinquished command in May 2009 and reported as a student to the National War College in Washington, D.C. In June 2010 he reported to the Joint Staff, J-5 Directorate as Strategy Concepts Branch Chief. In June 2012, Colonel Bowers assumed command of the 6th Marine Corps District headquartered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
He graduated with distinction from The Basic School, Marine Corps Engineer School, U.S. Army Engineer Officer’s Advanced Course, Naval Command and Staff College, the School of Advanced War-fighting, and the National War College. In spring 2012, he completed a Timothy T. Day Foundation Marine Corps Executive Fellowship at Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. Colonel Bowers’ personal decorations include the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with two gold stars), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. He was named “Combat Engineer Officer of the Year” in 1998 and has received several writing awards: the 1998 Vincent Astor Essay Contest, the 2001 Marine Corps Essay Contest, the 2008 General Hogaboom Essay Contest, the National War College’s 2010 Colonel Rich Higgins Writing Award, and the 2011 Major General Harold Chase “Boldness and Daring” Essay Contest (as co-author). He and his wife, Heather, have three daughters: Ashley, Emily, and Caroline.
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Keynote Address
Russell Union, Georgia Southern University
Colonel Bowers was commissioned in 1990 after graduating with distinction from Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in History. After the Basic School and Marine Corps Engineer School, he served in a variety of assignments in the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade on Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii from 1991-1994. In June 1994, he reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego and served as a Series Commander, Company Commander, and Regimental S-3A. After graduation from the U.S. Army’s Engineer Officer Advanced Course, he reported to 7th Engineer Support Battalion at Camp Pendleton, California and served as S-3A, Charlie Company Commander, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer.
In June 2000, he reported to Recruiting Station Lansing, Michigan and served as Commanding Officer until July 2003. In August 2003, he reported to the Naval Command and Staff College at Newport, Rhode Island, then attended the School of Advanced War-fighting at Quantico, Virginia. He checked into III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa, Japan in 2005 and served as the Operational Planning Team Branch Head for G-3, Future Operations. From Okinawa, Lieutenant Colonel Bowers deployed to Iraq and served as Plans Team Leader for Multi-National Force Iraq. Colonel Bowers assumed command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 in Beaufort, South Carolina in May 2007. During Colonel Bowers’ tenure, MWSS-273 received the American Petroleum Institute Award as the best tactical fuels unit in the Marine Corps; the Navy League’s 2008 General James L. Jones Unit Safety Award; and the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s 2009 “MWSS of the Year” Award. He relinquished command in May 2009 and reported as a student to the National War College in Washington, D.C. In June 2010 he reported to the Joint Staff, J-5 Directorate as Strategy Concepts Branch Chief. In June 2012, Colonel Bowers assumed command of the 6th Marine Corps District headquartered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
He graduated with distinction from The Basic School, Marine Corps Engineer School, U.S. Army Engineer Officer’s Advanced Course, Naval Command and Staff College, the School of Advanced War-fighting, and the National War College. In spring 2012, he completed a Timothy T. Day Foundation Marine Corps Executive Fellowship at Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. Colonel Bowers’ personal decorations include the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with two gold stars), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. He was named “Combat Engineer Officer of the Year” in 1998 and has received several writing awards: the 1998 Vincent Astor Essay Contest, the 2001 Marine Corps Essay Contest, the 2008 General Hogaboom Essay Contest, the National War College’s 2010 Colonel Rich Higgins Writing Award, and the 2011 Major General Harold Chase “Boldness and Daring” Essay Contest (as co-author). He and his wife, Heather, have three daughters: Ashley, Emily, and Caroline.
