Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools
LtCol. Seamon is a native of Economy Borough, in western Pennsylvania. He is a 1985 graduate of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BA degree in Sociology. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in May 1985. After completing The Basic School and Engineer Officer Basic Course, LtCol Seamon joined 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, where he served as a platoon commander and company executive officer. While assigned to 3rd CEB he was a Battalion Landing Team Engineer with 3rd Battalion 9th Marines in the Philippines, 1st Tracked Vehicle Battalion during Team Spirit '87 in Korea, and 1st Battalion 7th Marines in Camp Fuji, Japan.
In November 1987, he reported to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California for duty as Assistant Operations Officer, Facilities Maintenance Branch, Installations and Logistics Directorate.
In July 1990, he reported to 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 2nd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he was assigned as Bridge Company Commander. He participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as the Commanding Officer of Mobile Combat Service Support Detachment 40, Brigade Service Support Group 4, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Battalion Landing Team 3/2.
LtCol Seamon was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps, I&L, Facilities Division, for duty as a Real Property Management Officer in July, 1992 where he managed major repair and minor construction projects on Marine Corps installations world wide, Additionally he served as the company grade engineer occupational field sponsor.
He reported to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to attend the Engineer Officer Advanced Course in August 1994. Upon graduation in January 1995, he was assigned to 2nd CEB, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, where he first served as Commanding Officer, Company C, and as the Battalion Operations Officer. In August 1996, LtCol Seamon left active duty and worked as a Manufacturing Supervisor. He transitioned from the Individual Ready Reserve to the Selected Marine Corps reserve in 1998 to become the Peacetime, Wartime Support Team Officer for Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, West Virginia, He returned to active duty in December 1998.
In January 1999, reported for duty as the Shallow Water Mine Countermeasures Requirements Officer in the Ground Combat Element Branch of Requirements Division, and Integration Officer in the Warfare Development Integration Division of Marine Corps Combat Development Center, Quantico, Virginia. As an integration officer, his accomplishments included the development of the Marine Corps requirements for Naval Construction Force Support to the Marine Air Ground Task Force.
He was again assigned to 8th ESB in June 2001 for duty as the Battalion Executive Officer. Just after the attacks on September 11, 2001 he deployed to Fort Munroe, Virginia, as a member of Marine Forces, Joint Task Force - Civil Support in support of the recovery operations at the World Trade Center in New York City. He moved to Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune in July 2002 as the Operations Officer, Installations & Environmental Directorate. In January 2003, he returned to 8th ESB for deployment to OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) as Crossing Area Engineer, where he lead five wet and dry gap crossing operations. He returned to MCB Camp Lejeune upon redeployment from OIF in May 2003 and served as the Deputy Environmental Management Officer, Environmental Branch, I&E and, upon promotion, as the Executive Officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCB Camp Lejeune.
LtCol. Seamon transferred to 2d FSSG and was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 25 (CLR 25) as the Executive Officer in June 2005, and deployed to OIF 04-06.2 from August 2005 to February 2006. While deployed, CLR-25 participated in Operations LIBERTY EXPRESS I and II, STEEL CURTAIN, and SAYAID. Upon return from OIF he assumed the duties of the Deputy G-3 2d Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and worked on the Re-Organization of the Marine Corps MLGs.
In June 2007, LtCol. Seamon assumed command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, 3d Marine Air Wing, at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms. He deployed with the “Rhinos” from March through October 2008 for OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 08.1. While in Iraq the Rhinos participated in OPERATION DENY AL QAEDA IN THE NORTH, and the AL ANBAR BOARDER INITIATIVE to deny Al Qaeda in the south. He was transferred to Marine Corps Engineer School, Camp Lejeune, NC in January 2009 as its Executive Officer. He was selected by TECOM to establish the MAGTF Logistics Operations Group and reported as its first Commanding Officer that January. After returning to the Engineer School, he succeeded to temporary command of the School. In October 2010 he was given command of the Engineer Training Battalion, in the newly organized Marine Corps Engineer Center; and the responsibility of basic and supervisory level training of combat and utilities engineers. LtCol Seamon assumed the duties as the Director, Train the Trainer School (T3S) in February 2011. He assumed Command of Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools on 13 April 2012.
He is married and has one child.
LtCol. Seamon's personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device, the Meritorious Service Medal (gold star in lieu of second award), Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (gold star in lieu of third award), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.