Leaders

Commanding Officer, 6th Marines

Colonel Neil R. Berry

Colonel Berry is a native of Lovingston, Virginia, and is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a BA in History. Colonel Berry enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1996, and was commissioned via the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates Course in 2001.   As an enlisted Marine, he served with Co C, 4th...

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Executive Officer, 6th Marines

Lieutenant Colonel Chad R. Matzelle

Lieutenant Colonel Matzelle was born and raised in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.  Following completion of high school, he attended Cabrini College where he earned his B.S. in Computer Information Science....

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Sergeant Major, 6th Marines

Sergeant Major Justin K. Bradley

Sergeant Major Bradley enlisted in the Marine Corps on 17 April 2000 and reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island SC on 7 May 2000. ...

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Unit Leaders

Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Matthew M. Newman
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew M. Newman
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines

LtCol Newman is a native of Fairfax, VA. He graduated through the NROTC program at Virginia Tech in

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Portrait of Sergeant Major John A. Ramson
Sergeant Major John A. Ramson
Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines

Sergeant Major John (Jack) A. Ramson is a native of Rice Lake Wisconsin. While attending College,

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Portrait of LtCol Chase A. Bradford
LtCol Chase A. Bradford
Commanding Officer, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines

Lieutenant Colonel Bradford is a native of Natchez, MS. He entered the Marine Corps in 2006 and

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Portrait of SgtMaj Michael P. Foley
SgtMaj Michael P. Foley
Sergeant Major, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines

Sergeant Major Michael P. Foley was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on 9 December 1978. He enlisted in

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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Mark P. Paige
Lieutenant Colonel Mark P. Paige
Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

A native of Long Island, New York, Lieutenant Colonel Paige was commissioned in May 2007 after

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Portrait of Sergeant Major Joshua Leblanc
Sergeant Major Joshua Leblanc
Sergeant Major, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

Sergeant Major LeBlanc was born on 1 July 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  He enlisted in the Marine Corps

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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Fontanetta
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Fontanetta
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel Joe Fontanetta was born and raised on Long Island, NY. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies, with a focus in International Business.  He graduated from Officer Candidate School and commissioned in the Marine Corps in March 2007.

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Portrait of Sergeant Major Gilbert Gillis IV
Sergeant Major Gilbert Gillis IV
Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment

Sergeant Major Gillis was born in May 1983 and hails from Annapolis, Maryland. He entered the Marine

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