A native of Vestaburg, MI, LtCol Jewell began his military career in 1998 as an Infantryman assigned to 1st Marine Division. Following his enlistment, he graduated from Biola University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies.
LtCol Jewell was designated as a Combat Engineer Officer after commissioning in 2007 through Officer Candidate School and graduating The Basic School.
His first fleet assignment was with 3d Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division where he commanded a platoon of combat engineers conducting route clearance in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). This tour was followed by orders to Tactical Training Exercise Control Group as the Engineer lead for the training and evaluation of infantry battalions rotating into OEF.
LtCol Jewell completed Expeditionary Warfare School in 2014 and was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division as Company Commander of B Co and later Engineer Support Company. He was then assigned as the Operations Officer for Koa Moana 16-4 which conducted Theater Security Cooperation missions throughout the South Pacific and Oceana while embarked upon the USNS Pililaau.
In 2017 LtCol Jewell moved to Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group where he taught operational planning as a Lead Faculty Advisor and completed his tour as the command’s Operations Officer. This was followed by an assignment to 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division as the Command Assistant Inspector Instructor. During this tour he was a planner for Joint exercises in Jordan, Egypt, Colombia and Peru.
LtCol Jewell most recently completed a tour in Guam with Joint Region Marianas as the command’s Region Plans Officer where he facilitated strategic and operational planning for the use of Marianas based resources by Service installations, international partners and Joint forces. His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon and various campaign and unit awards.