Jeff DeMarco
Military Professor Strategy and Policy Department

Biography
Capt. DeMarco, U.S. Navy, was commissioned through NROTC at The Citadel in 2000. His operational assignments include USS Cormorant (MHC-57), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Four, Naval Special Clearance Team One, EOD Mobile Unit One, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula, XO EOD Mobile Unit One, CO EOD Mobile Unit Eight and Commander Task Group 68.3/Sixth Fleet MCM Detachment Rota, Spain. His shore assignments include flag aide to commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command, aide-de-camp to Commandant of the Marine Corps and branch chief, J34, U.S Africa Command. He is a graduate of Naval Postgraduate School in homeland security and defense.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Africa
- Arctic
- Counterterrorism
- GWOT
- Homeland Security
- Leadership
- Mine Warfare
- NATO
- Security Cooperation
- WMD
Professional Highlights
Commander Task Group 68.3/SIXTHFLT MCM Det Rota
Commanding Officer, EODMU8, Rota, Spain
Branch Chief, C-IED & Identity Activities, USAFRICOM
Aide-de-Camp, Commandant of the Marine Corps
Executive Officer, EODMU ONE
Aide to the Commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command
Combined Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula
Platoon OIC, Naval Special Clearance Team ONE
Detachment OIC, EODMU FOUR
USS CORMORANT (MHC 57)
Education
M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2023, National Security and Strategic Studies
M.A., U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School, 2011, Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)
JPME Phase 1 (with Distinction), U.S. Naval War College, 2011
B.S., The Citadel, 2000, Business Administration and Computer Science
Awards and Decorations
Hans Jones Award recipient for Excellence in Thesis Research
Naval Post Graduate School, 2012
External Memberships and Associations
EOD Warrior Foundation
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