Joseph Anthony Olivero is a native of Tampa Florida and a 4th generation American immigrant from Spain on his fathers side. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in October 2002 out of Tampa, FL, and later departed for basic recruit training at Parris Island, SC on January 27th, 2003. He completed recruit training on April 25th, 2003 and then attended the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger, NC, for Marine Combat Training (MCT). He then traveled to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), 29 Palms California, where he gained the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 0621, Field Radio Operator.
In August 2003, following Radio Operator School, Private First Class Olivero checked into Alpha Company, 6th MTBN, 4th MLG, where he would later gain the rank of Lance Corporal. In June of 2005, Lance Corporal Olivero reported to Camp Johnson, NC, where he attended MOVOC school, where he gained yet another Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 3531, Motor Transport Operator.
Upon returning to Alpha Company, 6th MTBN, 4th MLG, Lance Corporal Olivero volunteered to deploy. In January 2006, he deployed to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he reported to Headquarters Company, 3rd Platoon, Combat Service Support Group 15 (CLR-15), where he served as a Field Radio Operator, Motor Transport Operator and Heavy Machine Gunner. While deployed he conducted over a hundred mounted and dismounted patrols, where his platoon came under attack from motor fire, small arms machine gun fire, enemy Sniper fire and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's). As a radio operator, he assisted with communicating with aviation directly for direct fire support and casualty evacuation support, often times for other branch's of service. Despite his platoon coming under enemy attack on several occasions, third platoon only sustained a few life threatening injuries, but had no casualties. He remained in theater until October 2006, when his unit completed its mission and returned to Camp Pendleton California.
After his deployment, in January of 2007, he returned to Alpha Company, 6th MTBN, 4th MLG, where he was meritoriously promoted to Corporal in March of 2007, where he simultaneously assumed the billet of third squad leader in Headquarters platoon. In September of 2007 he was hired by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office as a Detention Deputy. In January of 2008 Corporal Olivero assumed the Billet of Platoon Sergeant for Headquarters platoon until April of 2009, when he transferred units.
In April of 2009, Corporal Olivero checked into H&S Company, 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion, 4th Marine Division, where he was eventually promoted to the rank of Sergeant in April 2010 and assumed the billet of H&S platoon's first squad leader. During his time with H&S Company, he served in many different leadership capacities and assumed many roles, eventually promoting to the rank of Staff Sergeant, June 1st, 2014 and assumed the billet of Headquarters Platoon Sergeant until his departure in December of 2014.
In December of 2014, Staff Sergeant Olivero reported to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, where he immediately took on the billet as 1st Platoon Commander. During this process he assisted with standing down Weapons Company do to the Marine Corps Physical Realignment Champaign and standing up 1st & 2nd Platoon, Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment. In his personal career, during the same time-frame, Staff Sergeant Olivero resigned as a Detention Deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office and was subsequently rehired as a Law Enforcement Deputy Sheriff upon completion of his academy course at Hillsborough Community College. A few years after becoming a Law Enforcement Deputy, his law enforcement career took of after becoming a Field Training Officer (F.T.O). After attending several Instructor level course, he eventually became a full time instructor for his law enforcement agency. He currently instructs both academy classes and other deputies on patrol and advance tactics to include all high liability topic's and serves as one of the agencies subject matter experts in firearms.
Staff Sergeant Olivero eventually transfered into the billet's of Company Licensing Chief, Truck Master, and Operations Chief. The last billet he held with 1st & 2nd Platoon, Truck Company was Company Gunnery Sergeant. He was promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant on July 1st, 2020 and continued to serve as the Company Gunnery Sergeant for 1st & 2nd Platoon Truck Company until he was frocked to First Sergeant in February of 2025 and his eventual departure from 1st & 2nd Platoon, Truck Company in March of 2025.
In March of 2025 he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant and was reassigned to Communications Company, 14th Marine Regiment, where he currently serves as the companies Senior Enlisted Leader. First Sergeant Olivero's personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.