Sergeant Major Brian D. Olea
Sergeant Major Olea was recruited out of Denver, Colorado and attended Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, in September 1989. From there he attended Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry, and was assigned the 0341 MOS.
From SOI PFC Olea was assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Camp Pendleton, California, and held the billets of Ammo Man through Section Leader for the 81mm platoon. While assigned to 1/9, PFC Olea was promoted through the rank of Sergeant. During this time 1/9 deployed on WestPac twice, once in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation Fiery Vigil (Philippines), the second deployment was in support of Operation Show Care and Operation More Care (Somalia).
After completion of Recruiters School in October 1994 Sgt Olea reported to Recruiting Station, Denver, Colorado. After a successful tour on recruiting duty Sgt Olea was assigned to Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines in November 1997. During his tour with 3/3 Sgt Olea served as the Section Leader for the 60mm platoon and deployed to Okinawa. After his tour with 3/3 Sgt Olea was promoted to Staff Sergeant and received orders to SOI (West), Camp Pendleton, CA in November 2000.
SSgt Olea reported to SOI and was assigned to the Instructor Group, Infantry Training Battalion. After a year and a half as an instructor SSgt Olea was assigned to Delta Company as a platoon commander.
In 2003 SSgt Olea was selected to Gunnery Sergeant and received orders to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three, Port Hueneme, CA. GySgt Olea served as a Military Advisor with the Navy Sea Bees. While assigned to NMCB-3 GySgt Olea deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In 2006 GySgt Olea was assigned as the Operations Chief for I&I staff, Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 23d Marines, Port Hueneme, CA. During his tour with 2/23 GySgt Olea deployed to Morocco, Africa in support of African Lion 2007.
In 2008 he was promoted to First Sergeant and received orders to 3/3 where he deployed with the battalion twice, once to Iraq in support of OIF in 2009 as the Lima Company 1stSgt, and once to Afghanistan in support of OEF 10-1 as the H&S Company 1stSgt.
In 2011 1stSgt Olea executed orders to 3d Maint BN, CLR 35, Okinawa, Japan where he served as the MTM Co. 1stSgt.
SgtMaj Olea was promoted to his current rank in 2012 and was assigned to 1st MAW, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-1, where he served as the squadron SgtMaj until 2013 when he received orders to report to MCAS Yuma and serve in his current billet as the Squadron SgtMaj for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.