Lieutenant Colonel Yauck was raised in the rural Texas Panhandle and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1997. Following OCS and degree completion from Texas A&M University, LtCol Yauck was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on December 15, 2000. His first Fleet Marine Force assignment was with 3d MARDIV Camp Cortney, Okinawa, Japan in April 2002 for duty as Force Protection Officer within the Division Headquarters.

Upon acceptance to the USMC Field Accession Program, LtCol Yauck reported to flight training aboard NAS Pensacola, FL and designated a Naval Aviator on January 13, 2006. In April 2007, he reported to MAG-31 and was assigned to the VMFA-115. With the “World Famous Silver Eagles”, LtCol Yauck completed deployments to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq in Support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, March-September 2008, and MCAS Iwakuni, Japan in support of Unit Deployment Program (UDP), September 2009-March 2010. During his time with VMFA-115, duties included Embarkation Officer, Power-line Division Officer, and Operations Scheduling and Flight Officer.

LtCol Yauck reported to MATSG-23 NAS Lemoore, CA in June 2010 for duty with VFA-125 and VFA-122 where he flew both the F/A-18A-D Hornet and F/A-18E-F Super Hornet. During this tour, LtCol Yauck served as DoSS, F/A-18A-D West Coast NATOPS Evaluator, Strike Phase Head, and QA Officer.

LtCol Yauck transferred to the Marine Forces Reserve in April 2014 where his duties included: VMFA-112, DoSS, AMO, and Executive Officer; MAG-41, ITX 4-16 Planner and ACE OPSO. LtCol Yauck was promoted to his current rank in March 2018.

LtCol Yauck is a graduate of Texas A&M University, holding a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution, U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School and Command and Staff College. His personal decorations include Air Medal Strike Flight 4, Navy Commendation with Gold Star, and Navy Achievement Medal.