Jonathan Morris

Background

About Jonathan Morris

Apr 03: Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps Sep 03-May 04: Completed The Basic School for Marine Officers in Quantico, VA and the Assault Amphibian Officer Course at Camp Pendleton, CA. Jun 04: Assigned as a Platoon Commander with 2D Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2D Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC and prepared a 40 Marine Platoon for combat operations in Iraq. Sep 04-Apr 05: Deployed to Iraq and commanded a Platoon of 45 Marines and 14 AAVs during combat operations which included Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Fallujah, Iraq. Apr 05-Apr 06: Re-assigned as the Assistant Operations Officer at 2D Assault Amphibian Battalion. Sep 06-Apr 07: Again deployed to Iraq and commanded a 45 Marine and 12 AAV Platoon tasked primarily with mechanized patrols and counterinsurgency operations. Jun 07-Feb 09: Served as the Aide-de-camp (Special Assistant) to Major Generals Tim Larsen, Jim Flock and John Toolan (in that order) during their tours as Deputy Commander, US Forces Japan. Mar-Jul 09: Attended the US Army Maneuver Captain Career Course, Fort Knox, Ky. Aug-Dec 09: Served as the Assistant Operations Officer for 3D Assault Amphibian Bn until temporarily re-assigned to HQ, 1st Marine Division for a one year deployment to Afghanistan. Mar 10-Mar 11: Served as the Reports Officer, Senior Watch Officer and VIP Coordinator for the 1st Marine Division, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Apr 11-Sep 12: Company Commander, Fox Company, 3D Assault Amphibian Bn. Deployed to Okinawa, Japan and supported Combat Assault Bn, 3D Marine Division.**Jun-Aug 11: Deployed to Tbilisi, Georgia to serve as the Company Training Team Leader tasked with preparing the 31st Georgian Infantry Bn for combat operations in Afghanistan. Sep 12-May 14: Executive Officer for San Diego Detachment, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West. May 14 - Jun 18: System Administrator with Northrop Grumman. Jul 18 - Present: System Administrator at Los Alamos National Labs.