Leaders

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Commanding Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Colonel Ben Reid

Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in May 2000, Colonel Ben Reid was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, and after completing The Basic School and Infantry Officer Course, he was assigned as a Rifle Platoon Commander in Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines where he deployed as part of a Unit...

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Executive Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Major Alex J. Albrecht

Maj Albrecht graduated from East Kentwood High School in 2003 and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve. Pvt Albrecht attended boot camp and SOI on the West Coast, where he graduated as the machine gunner honor graduate and was meritoriously promoted to the rank of PFC. PFC Albrecht attended PLC...

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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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