Leaders

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Commanding Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Colonel Michael Stansberry

Colonel Michael Stansberry was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 2001 after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has since earned master's degrees in Homeland Security Studies and National Security Strategy. His command assignments have included leading various platoons,...

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Executive Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Lieutenant Colonel Eric K. Nilsson

LtCol Eric K. Nilsson graduated from Clemson University in 2009 with a B.S. in Economics.  While attending college, he served as an Ammunition Technician in 4th Supply Bn, 4th MLG.  He graduated from the Basic School in April 2011 and subsequently reported to Pensacola, Florida for flight training. ...

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Sergeant Major, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Sergeant Major Christopher Taylor

Sergeant Major Taylor began his current assignment as the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Sergeant Major on 19 April 2024. ...

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