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Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
Established in 1801, Marine Barracks Washington, is the "Oldest Post of the Corps" and has been the residence of every commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806. The selection of the site for the Barracks was a matter of personal interest to President Thomas Jefferson, who rode through Washington with Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows, the second commandant of the Marine Corps, in search of a suitable location. The site now occupied was approved due to its proximity to the Washington Navy Yard and because it was within easy marching distance of the Capitol.
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"The Oldest Post of the Corps"
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Executive Officer
Lt. Col. Ryan C. Anness

Lieutenant Colonel Ryan C. Anness was born on July 29, 1986, in Beaufort, South Carolina. He attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and graduated in 2008. He also completed a Master of Science in Sports Management from Texas A&M University in 2014.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Anness attended Officer Candidate School in May 2008 and immediately commissioned in August 2008 and reported to The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, and graduated in March 2009 and was assigned 0802, Field Artillery Officer, as his primary occupational specialty.

 

In April 2009, Second Lieutenant Anness attended the Field Artillery Officer's Basic Course (FAOBC). In November 2009, he was assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines and deployed to Okinawa, Japan for the Unit Deployment Program.

 

In October 2010, he was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan from March 2011 to December 2011 as a Fire Support Officer, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, and Civil Affairs Team Leader. In December 2011, he was assigned to Battery A, 1/12, as the Executive Officer.

 

In May 2012, Captain Anness was assigned as a Fire Support and Joint Fires Instructor in the Officer Instruction Branch, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In February 2014, he was assigned as the Battery Commander of the Marine Battery, Marine Detachment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The following year he reported to Field Artillery Captains Career Course and graduated in November 2015.

 

In December 2015, Captain Anness reported to 2d Battalion, 11th Marines and assumed command of Headquarters Battery. In October 2016, he was assigned as the Fire Support Officer 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, and deployed on the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

In May 2017, Captain Anness reported to Manpower Management Officer Assignments. He held the billet of Company Grade Combat Arms Monitor until May 2018, when he was promoted to Major and assumed the duties as the Deputy Ground Lieutenant Colonels Monitor and MAGTF Planner Monitor until June 2020.

 

In July 2020, Major Anness reported to Naval Command and Staff in Newport, RI, and graduated in June 2021 with a Masters in Defense and Strategic Studies and reported to 2d Battalion, 10th Marines as the Operations Officer. In June 2022, Major Anness reported to Headquarters Battery, 10th Marine Regiment as the Headquarters Battery Commander.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Anness checked into Marine Barracks Washington in May 2023 and is currently serving as the Executive Officer.

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