User:Mkweber

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota. He began his military career as a JROTC cadet at Cretin High School in 1985. He enlisted as a Military Police soldier in 1989, graduating as the Distinguished Honor Graduate of his trainee class. In 1994, he graduated #1 in his ROTC class and received a Regular Army commission as a Military Police (MP) Officer.

Civilian Education: - Bachelor of Science in Social Studies (with honors) from Minnesota State University, Mankato. - Master of Arts in History from Jacksonville State University, Alabama. - Master of Public Policy in Executive Policy Management from Georgetown University. - Policy and Public Affairs Fellowship, University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute

Military Education: - Basic Combat Training and MP School (for both enlisted and officer) - US Army Command and General Staff College - US Marine Corps Command and General Staff College Other courses include: Physical Security, Special Reaction Team (SWAT), Protective Services Detail

Assignments (chronological): - Platoon Leader, 555th MP Company with service in Saudi Arabia - Personnel and Logistics Officer, 795th MP Battalion - Company Commander, 463rd MP Company with deployment support to (4) rotational deployments - Secretary of the General Staff to the Commanding General of Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri - Public Affairs Officer, Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon - Military Assistant to the Iraqi Chief of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq - Executive Officer, Office of the Provost Marshal General, Pentagon - Executive Officer and Senior Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of MN ROTC - Deputy Commander and Chief of Officer Recruiting for the Minnesota Army National Guard - Operations & Training Officer, 347th Regional Support Group

Awards: Bronze Star, Combat Action Badge, Meritorious Service Medal (5), Joint Service Commendation and Achievement Medals, Army Commendation and Achievement Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Army Superior Unit Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Citation (2), and the German Armed Forces Military Efficiency Badge in bronze, silver, and 5-awards of the gold.

Honors: 2009 Officer Recruiting Chief of the Year, Army National Guard 2004 Distinguished Alumni, Minnesota State University, Mankato 2002 US Army General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award (1 of 12 in the Army from pool of 20,000) 1994 US Army General George C. Marshall Leadership Award Military Police Order of the Marechaussee in Bronze