Marine Combat Training Battalion
Lieutenant Colonel Tyler J. Anthony
Lieutenant Colonel Tyler J. Anthony graduated from Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned in May 2008.
His fleet assignments include: Rifle Platoon Commander and 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines; Company Commander, Company L and Battalion Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines; and Battalion Executive Officer with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines.
His supporting establishment assignments include: Warfighting Instructor and Staff Platoon Commander at The Basic School; Warfighting Instructor and Class Advisor at Infantry Officer Course; Marine Expeditionary Unit Staff Planning Instructor at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific; Military Fellow for United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Senior Watch Officer in the Marine Corps Operations Center; and Plans Chief at Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain.
He has deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (2009 & 2011) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (2016).
He is a graduate of The Basic School, Infantry Officer Course, Expeditionary Warfare School (Resident), and USMC Command and Staff (Non-Resident).