Major Scott White serves as the Operations Officer, Marine Corps Installation Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea. He was born in Pasadena, CA, in 1988 and was commissioned in 2011 upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science.
Major White graduated from The Basic School in 2012 and was initially designated as an Air Defense Control Officer; he now holds the designation of Air Command and Control Officer.
Major White’s operational assignments include: Operations Officer, Marine Air Control Group 48; Executive Officer, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48; Marine Corps Exchange Officer, 729th Air Control Squadron (USAF); Weapons and Tactics Training Program Officer-in-Charge (OIC)/Squadron Training Officer/Tactical Air Operations Center Crew OIC, Marine Air Control Squadron 2.
Major White’s supporting establishment assignments include: Instructor, Air Control Training Squadron.
Major White’s combat deployments include: Weapons Director, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (USAF) ISO Operations RESOLUTE SUPPORT/FREEDOM’S SENTINEL; Weapons Director, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 (FWD)/727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (USAF) ISO Operation INHERENT RESOLVE; and Weapons Director, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 (FWD) ISO Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
Major White is a graduate of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program, the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course, and the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course. He holds a Master of Operational Studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, a Master of Science in Leadership from Boston University, and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from Boston University.
Major White’s personal decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Air and Space Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3rd Award).