Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt) Scott H. Stalker became the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) of United States Space Command on 28 August 2020. A native of Lebanon, New Hampshire, MGySgt Stalker earned the title “Marine” on 20 January 1993. As a CSEL he has served for the Defense Intelligence Agency, United States Cyber Command, and the National Security Agency. He is a graduate of the MAGTF Basic and Intelligence Chief’s Course (Honor Graduate); Army Air Assault School, SERE School, SNCO Advanced & Career Course (Distinguished Graduate), Joint Senior Enlisted Leader PME I & II and the National Defense University’s KEYSTONE.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Aug 1993 – Jul 1997, HMM-365, MCAS New River, NC
2. Jul 1997 – Jun 2001, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, HI
3. Jun 2001 – Jan 2003, 1st Battalion 7th Marines, 29 Palms, CA
4. Jan 2003 – Oct 2004, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 29 Palms, CA
5. Oct 2004 – Mar 2006, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, HI
6. Apr 2006 – May 2007, 2nd Marine Division, Border Transition Team, Iraq
7. Jul 2007 – Jun 2010, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, MCB Quantico, VA
8. Jun 2010 – Oct 2014, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, NC
9. Oct 2014 – Jun 2015, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, Ft Meade, MD
10. Jun 2015 – Apr 2016, Joint Staff J-2, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. Apr 2016 – Feb 2018, Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling, Washington D.C.
12. Mar 2018 – Aug 2020, National Security Agency & United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, MD
13. Aug 2020 – Current, United States Space Command, Peterson SFB, CO
EDUCATION:
1. 2014 American Military University, Bachelor of Arts Intelligence Studies
2. 2018 Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Leadership certificate
3. 2021 American Public University, Master of Science Cybersecurity
4. 2022 Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies, Executive education
Having served in a variety of theaters with multiple combat tours and contingency operations, MGySgt Stalker’s awards, badges, devices and decorations are consistent with those of most Marines who have had the honor to serve the U.S. over a period of decades and the good fortune to return home safely.
MGySgt Stalker and his wife are the proud parents of three children, who form the nucleus of "Team Stalker."