Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Leaders

Vice Chief, Office of Naval Research

Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate

On June 24, 2022, Brigadier General Kyle B. Ellison assumed duties as Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory / Futures Directorate and Vice Chief of Naval Research....

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Command SEA

Master Gunnery Sergeant Jason Benedict, MCWL Senior Enlisted Advisor

Master Gunnery Sergeant Benedict assumed the role of Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in 2022. In addition, he serves as an infantry subject matter expert within the MCWL Experiment Division.Master Gunnery Sergeant Benedict enlisted in the...

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MCWL Deputy Director

Mr. Scott Lacy

Mr. Lacy retired from the Marine Corps as a colonel in 2017. During his 25-year career, he commanded artillery units at the platoon, battery, and battalion level and served as a combat advisor team leader during Operation Iraqi Freedom. His non-Fleet Marine Force tours included serving at...

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MCWL Chief of Staff

Mr. Matthew Day

Matt was born into a family with a long tradition of service in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Raised in Langhorne, Pennsylvania he attended the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University before being commissioned as an Infantry Officer in the Marine Corps in...

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Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory