Lieutenant Colonel Esther C. Gomez Splawn is a native of Westford, Massachusetts.
Second Lieutenant Gomez was commissioned on 18 May 2007 after graduating from Penn State University via the NROTC program. Prior to attending The Basic School, Second Lieutenant Gomez served on temporary orders as an assistant to the Officer Selection Officer in State College, Pennsylvania.
After completing The Basic School and Ground Supply Officer Course, she served as Battalion Supply Officer for 8th Engineer Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion-8 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In 2009, she deployed with the Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade to Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
In 2010, First Lieutenant Gomez executed a Permanent Change of Assignment to Weapons Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune. She held the billets of Headquarters Company Commander, overseeing all logistics and administrative support to the Rifle Ranges, and Bravo Range Officer-in-Charge until departing active duty in
August of 2011.
Captain Gomez affiliated immediately with the Selected Marine Corps Reserve and joined 4th Landing Support Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McCord in Washington State. She served simultaneously as the Headquarters & Service and Alpha Company Commander. Following the conversion of the Battalion to Combat Logistics
Battalion 23 in May of 2013, Captain Gomez affiliated with the IMA of Marine Forces Europe and Africa and served within the G-4 Sustainment Branch.
In September of 2017, Major Gomez executed an Interunit Transfer to the Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group in Fort Story, Virginia where she served in the Coordinated Liaison Assessment Training Section (CLATS) for Northern and Southern Command. She completed the Marine Advisor Course and served on
Advising missions with partners in Chile and Colombia while on Active Duty Orders. In August of 2018, Major Gomez Splawn executed an Interunit Transfer to Combat Logistics Regiment 4 where she served as the S-4 Officer.
In February of 2021, Major Gomez Splawn reported to Detachment 2, Supply Company, Combat Logistics Battalion-453 on Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia. She served as the Detachment Officer-in-Charge. In October of 2021, she was selected to be the Battalion Executive Officer for Combat Logistics Battalion-453, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado. She served in this capacity until she was selected for Command.
Lieutenant Colonel Gomez Splawn earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (with Distinction) from Penn State University, and a Master of Pastoral Ministry in Church Management from the University of Dallas. She played collegiate Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. She is a graduate of Expeditionary Warfare School (Distance
Education Program), Command and Staff College (Distance Education Program), and the Hybrid Seminar of the Joint and Combined Warfighting School of the Joint Forces Staff College (JPME II).
Her personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Gold Star, and the Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star.
As a civilian, Lieutenant Colonel Gomez Splawn is a Special Education Teacher in Texas.