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.
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.