Col. Eric Austin promoted

Colonel Eric Austin, USMC of Bellevue was promoted on May 1 to Colonel by his father, retired Colonel Erskine Austin also of Bellevue.

Colonel Eric Austin, USMC of Bellevue was promoted on May 1 to Colonel by his father, retired Colonel Erskine Austin also of Bellevue. The ceremony took place in Okinawa, Japan where Col. Austin is the G-3 Operations Officer responsible for coordinating all Marine aviation in the Pacific Theater. He is a ’91 graduate of the Naval Academy, a former Harrier squadron commander, recent graduate of the National War College in Washington, DC and served 2 years on the JCS staff in the Pentagon. His wife, Laura and two sons, Bryce and Marshall, are with him in Okinawa.