LtCol Armando Gonzalez – A Military Officer with Expertise in Diverse Areas

LtCol Armando Gonzalez is a military officer having more than twenty-eight years of experience. Presently, he is serving the United States Marine Corps in Yuma, AZ as a Staff officer. He provides executive level staff support to the commander, oversees installation logistics functions covering supply, facilities, transportation and much more. As a military officer, he served in many different positions and performed a slew of responsibilities:

• As a commanding officer with the MWSS 371, LtCol Armando Gonzalez prepared and recommended the supplemental policy & program instruction affecting multiple logistical support operations covering areas like camp construction, food service, supply, & transportation.
   
• He served as Europe Region Desk Officer at Headquarters US Marine Corps where he developed and coordinated Marine Corps service level policy and strategic communication with partnering nations. He also coordinated the visits by foreign dignitaries.
   
• From the year 06/11 to 6/13, he was the USMC representative to Colombia. While there he functioned as principal advisor to the Colombian Marine Corps covering various functional area to include budgeting and forecasting for future requirement to help train Colombian Marines.
   
• Prior to this, he was an executive officer (2011) and an operations officer (2009) at Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 in San Diego, CA. Prior to his tour at MCAS Miramar, he served as a logistics officer with Expeditionary Strike Group 3, San Diego, CA.