Lieutenant Colonel, US Army National Guard (Retired)
HQ STARC — Culminating command assignment. Led the 49th Theater Information Operations Group (49th TIOG), responsible for information operations doctrine, planning, and execution across theater.
Senior staff role overseeing theater-level information operations planning and coordination across the 49th TIOG.
Operations Officer responsible for training, readiness, and operational planning for the 71st Information Operations Group.
Special project officer for IO doctrine development and integration at State Area Command headquarters.
Operations Officer for the 3rd Battalion, 149th Aviation — responsible for all operational planning, training schedules, and readiness reporting.
Troop commander for air cavalry element — responsible for personnel, equipment, training, and operational readiness of the air troop.
Intelligence and operations staff roles across aviation battalion and armored division headquarters.
Platoon Leader, Troop C, 1-124 CAV; Section Leader, 867th Medical Detachment (Air Ambulance); CH-47 Platoon Leader, Company G, 3-149 AVN.
As Commander of the 49th Theater Information Operations Group (49th TIOG), Lieutenant Colonel Marvel led the formulation and implementation of the Army's Information Operations doctrine — combining cyber warfare, intelligence, psychological operations, electronic warfare, and cyber capabilities into a unified operational picture.
This is not coincidental background. Nexus Advisory USA's entire operational philosophy — predictive threat intelligence, indicators of intent over indicators of compromise, and AI-orchestrated cognitive messaging — is a direct translation of information operations doctrine from the military domain into the commercial political-communications space.
When LTC Marvel says Nexus Advisory USA operates Left of the Boom, he means it from firsthand experience — having commanded the units responsible for acting before adversaries could execute their intent.
Lieutenant Colonel Marvel is a Senior Army Aviator with over 2,000 hours of rotary wing flight time, qualified across multiple helicopter platforms — an extraordinary breadth of rotary wing experience that few Army officers achieve.
Utility / Medevac
Heavy Lift
Attack — Gunnery Qualified
Fixed Wing — Instrument Rated
Civilian — Instrument Rated
Accident-Free Service
Lieutenant Colonel Marvel in the cockpit of an AH-1F Cobra attack helicopter — gunnery certified, with over 2,000 total rotary wing flight hours.
One of the United States Military's decorations — awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
1st and 2nd award
1st and 2nd award
Reserve component service recognition
Awarded for sustained excellence in Army aviation
Texas state military decoration — distinguished service
Texas state military decoration — faithful service
Texas state military decoration
Accident-free record throughout military aviation career
Active duty service during periods of national emergency
For exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding services
Successful completion of initial entry training
M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University · 1992
Red McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin · 1986
Commanding a Theater Information Operations Group (in support of CENTCOM and OEF and OIF) — the Army's doctrine for cyber combat, influence, deception, and psychological operations in the information operations domain — is direct precedent for leading AI-driven political messaging. LTC Marvel's military career is not background color. It is the foundation of Nexus Advisory USA's operational philosophy.