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Marines


Biography

 

Captain Thomas C. Blinn
Inspector-Instructor
Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment

Captain Thomas Blinn commissioned in the Marine Corps in May 2017. In September 2017, he reported to The Basic School with Alpha Company 1-18. Upon completion of The Basic School he was assigned the Military Occupational Specialty of Field Artillery Officer (0802). After The Basic School he reported to Officer Candidate School in April 2018 and was assigned to the Operations Shop until his class was scheduled to report to their Military Occupational Specialty School. In August 2018 Second Lieutenant Thomas Blinn reported to Fort Sill in order to attend Marine Artillery Officer Basic Course aboard Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 
 
In January 2019, Second Lieutenant Thomas Blinn graduated Marine Artillery Officer Basic Course, reported to First Battalion, Tenth Marine Regiment and assumed the billet of Company Fire Support Officer. In February 2019, he reported to First Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment and was assigned the role of Fire Support Officer and Headquarters Platoon Commander for Company B. In March 2019, he deployed with First Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment in support of Marine Rotational Forces Europe in Vaernes Garrison, Norway and promoted to First Lieutenant in May 2019. During the deployment he participated in partnered nation exercises in Norway, Sweden and Ukraine. In September 2019 he redployed to Camp Lejuene, North Carolina.
 
In January 2020, First Lieutenant Thomas Blinn participated in Integrated Training Exercise 2-20 aboard 29 Palms, California with First Battalion, Tenth Marine Regiment as a Company Fire Support Officer. In March 2020, he returned to Camp Lejuene and assumed the billet of Headquarters Platoon Commander and Battery Fire Direction Officer with Battery C. In August 2020, he deployed to Camp Hansen, Okinawa in support of Unit Deployment Program 20.2. During this time he participated in Artillery Relocation Training Program aboard Camp Fuji, Japan. Additionally he led his Fire Direction Center Section in experimentation with long range fire direction from Okinawa to Camp Lejeune. First Lieutenant Blinn assumed the role of Battery Executive Officer January 2021. In February 2021 he redployed to Camp Lejuene, North Carolina.
 
In May 2021, First Lieutenant Thomas Blinn received orders to Second Battalion, Fourteenth Marine Regiment where he currently holds the billet as Battery D Inspector-Instructor aboard El Paso, Texas. 
 
Captain Thomas Blinn's personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.