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RDML John R Ballard

Marine Corps | Colonel Ground

Dates of Service: May 1979 - Feb 2007

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Commissioning Source: USNA, May 1979

Recent Activity -

Military Experiences

Aug 2004 - Mar 2005

Group Commander

4th CAG, MARFORRES | Iraq

1997 - 1999

Battalion Commander

3/25, 25th Marines, 4th MARDIV, MARFORRES | Brook Park, OH

1984 - 1987

Company Commander

G Co, 2/8, 8th Marines, 2nd MARDIV | Camp Lejeune, NC

Started in 1994

JTF J5

JTF-190 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jan 1992 - Apr 1992

Joint Forces Staff College

Jul 1990 - Dec 1991

French Defense College

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Started in 1991

French Airborne School

Started in 1987

Jungle Operations Training Center

Started in 1986

Mountain Warfare (Summer/Winter)

Started in 1978

Airborne School

Foreign Language Skills

French (3/2+)

Additional Specialization(s)

2004

0530: Civil Affairs Officer

1991

9945: Foreign Area Officer-Sub-Saharan Africa

Security Clearance

Secret

Academic Degrees

Catholic University of America

Doctorate, History (Major)