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    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Change of Command (Media Advisory)

    CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    07.15.2015

    Story by 1st Lt. Colleen McFadden 

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
    Public Affairs Office
    COLLEEN.MCFADDEN@USMC.MIL
    Office: 760-763-3511
    Cell: 760-846-4983


    Media Advisory
    July 15, 2015


    11TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Colonel Matthew G. Trollinger, commanding officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, will relinquish command to Colonel Clay C. Tipton during a change of command ceremony at the 21 Area Parade Deck aboard Camp Pendleton at 3:00 p.m., July 17, 2015.

    Colonel Trollinger’s next assignment will be as the chief of staff for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

    The biographies are included below.


    MEDIA COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:

    Media interested in covering this event should contact the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs Office by phone at (760) 763-3511 or (760) 846-4983, or email 1st Lt. Colleen McFadden at colleen.mcfadden@usmc.mil. Please RSVP no later than 12 p.m. Thursday, July 16. Members of the media will meet at Camp Pendleton’s Main Gate no later than 2:15 p.m. on Friday, July 17.


    Colonel Clay C. Tipton
    Incoming Commanding Officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Colonel Tipton is from Orrville, Ohio and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He was commissioned in 1992 and following graduation from The Basic School, reported to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines for his first tour as a rifle platoon commander.
    From 1996 to 1999 he served as an instructor at The Basic School and Infantry Officer Course. In 1999, he attended the Amphibious Warfare School with a follow-on assignment to the Expeditionary Warfare School staff. In 2003, he reported to III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group in Okinawa, Japan for duty as the Operations Officer.
    From 2004 to 2007, he was assigned as the Executive Officer for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines where he deployed twice with the battalion; first to Ramadi, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and again as the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
    In 2007, he was assigned to Special Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. In 2008, he reported to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit as the Operations Officer and deployed in support of the Western Pacific Deployment 09-01.
    Following this tour, he assumed command of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines in 2009, and led the battalion to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 10-1.
    In 2011, he attended the Naval War College and upon graduation was assigned to United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) as a strategic planner. During his assignment to USSOCOM, he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2013.
    His personal decorations include the Bronze Star (with Combat Distinguishing Device and Gold Star in lieu of second award), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with Gold Star in lieu of second award), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device and Gold star in lieu of second award), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon with one Gold Star.


    Colonel Matthew G. Trollinger
    Outgoing Commanding Officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Colonel Trollinger graduated in 1990 with a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2ndLt via the Reserve Officer Training Corps and reported to The Basic School in Quantico, VA.
    After completing the Basic Officer Course and Infantry Officer Course in February 1991, he reported to 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, CA, where he was assigned and trained with a combat replacement unit for Operation Desert Storm. In May 1991, he joined 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines as a rifle platoon commander. While with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines he deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
    After returning from Okinawa in May 1992, he was transferred to the Reconnaissance Company, 5th Marine Regiment, which was later subsumed by the Division Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Division. As a reconnaissance platoon commander, he deployed to Somalia with Regimental Combat Team-7 to participate in Operation Restore Hope, as well as with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Western Pacific.
    In August 1994, Capt Trollinger reported to the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific, where he served as both the Assistant Officer in Charge, and Officer in Charge of the Amphibious Reconnaissance Section, USMC Training Division. In this capacity he was responsible for training Marines in the skills required for the primary Military Occupational Specialty of 0321, Reconnaissance Man.
    In June 1997, he transferred to Quantico, VA to attend the Amphibious Warfare School. Graduating in May 1998, he transferred to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC.
    Upon joining 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Capt Trollinger served as Commander for Headquarters and Service Company, and then Commander, Company A, again deploying to Okinawa, Japan with the Unit Deployment Program. He was reassigned as the Commander for Weapons Company upon returning to Camp Lejeune in June 1999. In March 2000, he was promoted to Major, assumed duties as Operations Officer, Battalion Landing Team 1/8 and deployed with 22nd MEU to the Mediterranean Sea.
    In July 2001, he transferred to Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion (MCSFBn), Norfolk, VA, where he was assigned duties as the Assistant Operations Officer.
    Maj Trollinger assumed command of First Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) Company, MCSFBn in June 2002. During this tour, his FAST platoons routinely deployed in support of 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet Commanders. In addition, in November 2003, he led a Task Force comprised of a portion of his FAST Company, along with MCSFBn enablers, Navy EOD, and Army and Air Force military working dogs for a seven month security mission at the Coalition Provisional Authority Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
    Returning from Iraq in July 2004, Maj Trollinger relinquished command of 1st FAST Company and transferred to the Joint Warfighting Center, USJFCOM, where his duties included integrating warfighter capability improvement programs in the joint training environment for assessment and validation.
    In April 2007, LtCol Trollinger assumed duties as the Operations Officer for the 24th MEU. After completing nearly the entire ARG/MEU pre-deployment training program, the MEU was re-tasked to Afghanistan to conduct combat operations in Regional Command South.
    In May 2009, he transferred to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) to assume command of 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion. In November 2010, he relinquished command and performed duties as the acting MARSOC Deputy G3 until his transfer to the Washington, DC area.
    From August 2011 to June 2012, LtCol Trollinger was the Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he worked on projects related to future ground force capabilities, counterterrorism and national security strategy.
    In June 2012, he was assigned as the Military Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Plans, Policy, Oversight and Integration.
    Col Trollinger took command of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on 27 March 2013.
    His personal decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, with gold star in lieu of second award, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star, and the combat action ribbon.

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2015
    Date Posted: 07.16.2015 16:52
    Story ID: 170248
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US
    Hometown: ORRVILLE, OH, US

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