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Marines


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Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler

Major General Stephen E. Liszewski

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Chief of Staff of MCB Camp S. D. Butler

Dr. Peter M. Dawson CAPT, USN (Ret.)

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Sergeant Major, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler

Sergeant Major Anthony J. Easton

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Camp Commander, Camp Kinser
Colonel Feyedelem
Colonel Feyedelem, a Distinguished Military Graduate from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, was commissioned a second lieutenant in May 1992. Following graduation from The Basic School and the Motor Transport Officers Course, Second Lieutenant Feyedelem was assigned to Bravo Company, 7th Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group where he served as a platoon commander and company executive officer.

In 1994 First Lieutenant Feyedelem was transferred to the Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 13 where he served as the Motor Transport Detachment Commander. During his tour he completed two Western Pacific deployments and participated in Operation UNITED SHIELD-the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia. He was promoted to captain in July 1996.

In November 1996 Captain Feyedelem reported to Headquarters Marine Corps where he was assigned as an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. Captain Feyedelem then attended the Command and Control Systems Course in Quantico, Virginia. Graduating with honors in May 2000, he was transferred to 2d Marine Division where he served as the Motor Transport Officer, 8th Marine Regiment until assuming command of Truck Company in June 2001. Major Feyedelem relinquished command of the company and assumed the duties of Logistics Officer, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division in August 2002.

Major Feyedelem deployed with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa in November 2002. He served aboard the USS Mount Whitney as the Commander of Troops and then assumed the duties of the Headquarters Commandant upon the Joint Task Force's transition to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. He returned from Africa in June 2003 to attend the College of Naval Command and Staff in Newport, Rhode Island.

Upon graduation he reported to United States Central Command where he served as a logistics staff officer, Mobility Division, J-4 Logistics Directorate. He attended Joint Professional Military Education II in Norfolk, Virginia and was designated a Joint Qualified Officer upon completion of his tour. He was then transferred to Okinawa, Japan where he served as the Assistant Public Works Officer, Facilities Engineer Division, Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in October 2007.

In June 2008 Lieutenant Colonel Feyedelem assumed command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 in Iwakuni, Japan. In addition to providing aviation ground support to all three Marine Aircraft Groups of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, he lead his Marines and Sailors in providing foreign humanitarian assistance in the Republic of the Philippines following devastating flooding in September 2009. Upon successful completion of his command tour, Lieutenant Colonel Feyedelem was assigned as a Commandant of the Marine Corps fellow and studied Supply Chain Management at Penn State University. In 2011 he transferred to Marine Corps Forces Pacific, in Hawaii where he assumed branch head responsibilities for the Logistics Plans, Operations and Exercises Branch. Upon selection to colonel, he was assigned as the Director of Current Operations, Operations Division where he served until being transferred to 3d Marine Aircraft Wing in June 2014 to be the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics.

Colonel Feyedelem's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Purdue University, a Master of Arts in Business Administration from Averett University, a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, and a certificate of graduate work from Penn State University.

Colonel Feyedelem's personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon.
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