LtCol Smiley is a native of San Diego, Ca. He attended Sacred Heart University and was commissioned a 2ndLt in 2007.
From Jan 2008 - Apr 2009 LtCol Smiley attended The Basic School and Logistics Officer's Course before being assigned to Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools for his first tour of duty. From 2009-2010 he executed the duties of Assistant Course Manager for the Logistics Officer's Course.
After MCCSSS, he was assigned as Motor Transport Platoon Commander, Transportation Support Company Commander, and Battalion Operations Officer at Combat logistics Battalion 7 where he served on combat deployments to Afghanistan and supported numerous Division-level exercises from Apr 2010- Apr 2013.
His next assignment was to support the Island Warriors of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii where he served as the Battalion Logistics Officer from May 2013 - Apr 2016. He deployed twice with the 2/3 and supported two unit deployment programs and numerous joint, multinational exercises in the INDOPACOM Area of Responsibility.
Following 2/3, LtCol Smiley was assigned to America's Detachment, 4th Civil Affairs group from Jun 2016 - June 2017 and went to the Civil Military Operations School in Quantico to become a Civil Affairs Officer to support a MEDCAP in Belize.
During his assignment to 4th CAG, America's Det, he was assigned to Special Operations Command Central from June 2017 to June 2020. During this time LtCol Smiley conducted numerous deployments to support operations in Iraq and Syria, security cooperation missions in Lebanon and Jordan, and multiple other operations and exercises throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. During his time at SOCCENT, he also earned his Master of Business Administration from the esteemed University of Florida.
From Jul 2020 - Oct 2021, LtCol Smiley transferred from SOCCENT to the MAGTF Staff Training Program where he served as a logistics planner in support of two MEF exercises before transferring to support the Lonestar Battalion, 1/23 in Houston, TX.
From Oct 2021 - Sept 2023, he was the Regimental ITX Planner, MAGTF Movements Officer, and Battalion S-4 for two Reserve Integrated Training Exercises.
In September of 2023, LtCol Smiley returned to 4th Civil Affairs Group to serve at the Detachment Commander for America's Det (Detachment 2) where he supported the Marine Special Operations Command Service Level Training Exercise as the Civil Affairs Detachment OIC.
After being selected for command, LtCol Smiley transferred to Red Bank, New Jersey in 2024 where he currently serves as the Battalion Commander of Combat Logistics Battalion-25.