Lieutenant Colonel Harvey is a native of Virginia and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 2009. He commissioned into the Marine Corps in 2009 and was assigned as a Field Artillery Officer following completion of The Basic School.
Lieutenant Colonel Harvey was initially assigned to Second Battalion, Tenth Marines where he served as a Company Fire Support Officer, Platoon Commander, and Battery Executive Officer. In 2012 Lieutenant Colonel Harvey deployed to Nimroz Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDON (OEF) 12.1. While deployed. Lieutenant Colonel Harvey served as both Platoon Commander and Detachment Executive Officer for the Regimental Combat Team Six Security Force. Following this deployment, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey attached to the British 7th Armoured Brigade and deployed as a Fire Support Officer in support of Exercise MAPLE LION. He concluded his tour with Second Battalion as the Headquarters Battery Executive Officer.
Lieutenant Colonel Harvey reported to The Basic School and served as a Warfighting Instructor and Fire Support Primary Instructor. He then served as a Staff Platoon Commander with Basic Officer Course 3-14 and 1-15. Following his tours as Staff Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey was assigned as the Battery Commander, Artillery Instructor Battery. His final assignment was Company Commander of Warfighting Instructor Company.
Following the Resident Course at Expeditionary Warfare School, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey reported to Second Battalion, Tenth Marines and was assigned as the Fire Support Officer for First Battalion, Sixth Marines. Lieutenant Colonel Harvey then assumed command of Headquarters Battery. As the Battery Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey led the battery through multiple battalion, regiment, and service-level exercises, and a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation.
In April 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey was assigned as the Fire Support Coordinator for Task Force Southwest and deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation FREEDOM'S SENTINAL and the NATO RESOLUTE SUPPORT MISSION. During the deployment Lieutenant Colonel Harvey oversaw the lethal and non-lethal targeting efforts of the Task Force and coordinated coalition fire support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
In 2019 Lieutenant Colonel Harvey reported to Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) for duty as an Instructor. During his three years at EWS, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey served as a Faculty Advisor and Course Director.
After attending Command and Staff College, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey returned to Second Battalion, Tenth Marines in June 2023 and served as the Battalion Operations Officer until June 2024, conducting a Service-Level Training Exercise and multiple battalion and regimental level exercises. In June of 2024, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey assumed the duties as 10th Marines’ Regimental Operations Officer, conducting multiple regimental level exercises.
Lieutenant Colonel Harvey holds a Bachelor’s in International Studies from the Virginia Military Institute and a Master’s of Military Studies from the Marine Corps University Command and Staff College.
His personal awards and decorations include two Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals, one with Combat Conditions device, and the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal.