Leaders

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Colonel Dennis W. Sampson

Commanding Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Born in Oceanside, California, Colonel Sampson is a third generation United States Marine raised in

Lieutenant Colonel Josef H. Wiese

Executive Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Lieutenant Colonel Wiese was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in

Sergeant Major James L. Horr

Sergeant Major, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Sergeant Major Horr began his current assignment as the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Sergeant