Major Marcia A Kuehl USMC

Major Kuehl, a native of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, graduated from the 
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UW-O) with a Bachelors of Science (BS) in 
secondary education in 1976 and a Masters of Science degree in Curriculum 
and Instruction, Reading Specialist in 1980.  She is currently working on a
Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern 
California.

She entered the Marine Corps in October of 1980 and was commissioned a 
Second Lieutenant in April of 1981, upon completion of OCS.  After departing 
The Basic School (TBS), Second Lieutenant Kuehl was ordered to H&HS-90, 
MATSG-90, Millington, TN, where she attended Aircraft Maintenance Officers 
School.  Upon completion, she was designated as an Aircraft Maintenance 
Officer (MOS 6002).

Second Lieutenant Kuehl's first duty assignment was with H&MS-39, MAG-39, 
3rd MAW, Camp Penletson, CA, as Quality Assurance Officer.  During her 
tenure with MAG-39, she was transferred to HMA-369 to serve as Maintenance 
Material Control Officer.  In April 1983, she was promoted to First 
Lieutenant and assumed the duties as the H7MS-39 Airframes Division Officer.  

Ordered overseas in December 1984 to H&MS-15, MAG-15, 1st MAW, MCAS Iwakuni, 
Japan, Major Kuehl served concurrently in a variety of billets within the 
Intermediate Maintenance Activity to include Poer Plants Division Officer, 
Airframes Division Officer, and Ground Support Equipment Officer.  First 
Lieutenant Kuehl also held the collateral responsibility as UDP coordinator 
for MAG-15 and deployed to Kadena AFB on Okinawa, Japan, Yeachon AFB, Korea, 
and NAS Cubi Point, Philippines in support of the MAG. 

First Lieutenant Kuehl returned from West Pac in December 1985 to assume the 
MAG Quality Assurance Officer billet at H&MS-11, MAG-11, 3rd MAW, MCAS El 
Toro, CA and was promoted to the rank of Captain in January 1986.

Transferred to VMFA-323 in January 1987, Captain Kuehl was assigned first as 
the Quality Assurance Officer, and later as the Maintenance Material Control 
Officer.  Eventually, she became the Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Officer 
and finally the Maintenance Officer.  During her tenure with the
Deathrattlers of VMFA-323, she participated in two trans Pacific deployments, 
and numerous exercises and deployments. 

In March 1991, Captain Kuehl was re-assigned to the newly designated MALS-11 
to serve as the Operations Officer.  Captain Kuehl departed MALS-11 in 
September of 1991 for  assignment with MALS-24, MAG-24, 1st MEB, KMCAS 
Kaneohe Bay, HI.  Enroute she attended Aviation Supply Officers School in
Athens, GA where she earned a second MOI in the Avaition Supply field 
(MOS 6602).  She reported to MALS-24 in January 1992 and was assigned as the 
Operations Officer.  She was promoted to Major in March 1993.  

Major Kuehl was subsequently re-assigned to HqSvcCo, 1st MEB in July 1993.  
She assumed command of HqSvcCo on 27 July 1993.  Major Kuehl was reassigned 
to MALSE-24 as Executive Officer after the deactivation of the 1st MEB on 01
Oct 1994.

In June 1995, she was assigned to the USC Naval ROTC at the University of 
Southern California, as both the USC Executive Officer and the Marine 
Officer Instructor.  She served in both billets until the arrival of the new 
executive officer in September of 1996.

Major Kuehl was re-assigned to MCB Camp Pendleton during August 1998 as the 
Base Adjutant.  In January of 1999, she was re-assigned as the Camp Services
Officer for Camp Delmar, in anticipation of the I MEF move.

Her decorations include:  Navy Commendation Medal 2nd award, Navy/Marine 
Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Unit 
Commendation 4th award, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 3rd Award.  

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