COLONEL Unites States Marines (Ret.)

Col Woodward is originally from Conway, SC.  His wife, Paige, is from  Conover NC, and is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro. They are the proud parents of three adult children: Alex, Emily and Elizabeth.

Col Woodward spent 30 years in the Marine Corps, with the primary MOS (military occupational specialty) of Logistics. US assignments included tours on the West and East Coast, while overseas deployments included Beirut Lebanon, Iraq, and Djibouti, Africa.  

Command billets include:

* Platoon Commander, 1st Landing Support Battalion

* Platoon Commander, 2nd Air Delivery

* Company Commander, Bravo Company Combat Engineers

* Senior Operations Officer, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward

Staff billets include:

* Executive Officer, Combat Engineer Company

* Executive Officer, 4th Maintenance Battalion

* Future Operations Officer, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

* Chief of Staff, 1st Marine Logistics Group