Colonel Juliet Calvin is a native of Nyack, New York. In 1992 she enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served as a Utilities Mechanic throughout her enlisted career. In 2002 she was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant through the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program. She obtained her Bachelors of Arts degree in English through Florida State University.
As a company grade officer, she served with I Marine Expeditionary Force, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, and Marine Air Ground Training Command. She deployed with Marine Wing Communications 38 to Iraq in 2004, serving as a Communications Detachment Commander on the Syrian border. In addition to her assignments in the Communications Squadron, she also served as a Company Operations Officer, Company Executive Officer, and served as a special staff officer to the 3D Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General. Following her assignments in the aviation element, she was assigned to the Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, California until she was transferred to the G-3 in Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine Palms, Ca. Aboard Twentynine Palms, she served as the Exercise Communications Officer, planning and developing training and scenarios for the Marine Corps and Large Scale Exercises in Marine Air Ground Task Force formations.
As a field grade officer, she was assigned to command Bravo Company, also known as Marine Corps Communications Enlisted Training Company, responsible for the oversight and training continuum of all Enlisted training for the 06xx occupational field, including a student population of over 1600 students trained yearly, and over 200 personnel in the Instructor and support cadre. Upon completion of her Company Command at MCCES, She was assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Logistics Regiment in Okinawa, Japan. Her first year in Okinawa she commanded Communications Company for 3D Marine Logistics Regiment, providing crucial Command and Control support to the logistics element of 3D MLG. After her Company Command tour, she was subsequently assigned as the 3D Marine Logistics Group G-6, first serving as the Deputy G-6, until being appointed the MLG G-6. Following her Okinawa assignment, she attended the Army Command and General Staff Course aboard Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Upon completion of resident Professional Military Education, she was assigned to serve as the Communications Planner for I Marine Expeditionary Force. She specialized in the Indo Pacific region, responsible for operational planning for I and III MEF contingency operations. After a year serving as the Plans Officer, she was assigned as the I MEF, G-6 Operations Officer. During her time as the I MEF G-6 Operations Officer, she lead two major planning efforts with I and III MEF Communications elements to ensure that proper technical and operational planning was conducted with integration of modern formations.
In 2019, she commanded the First Network Battalion, the Marine Corps first geographically unified Network Battalion, serving all network operations for the Marine Corps, and aligned under Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. She completed her command tour in 2022 and was assigned to attend Top Level School. Throughout her Battalion Command tour, she served on the Commandants Initial Planning Team for Future Network Operations and Design.
Upon her successful command completion, Colonel Calvin was assigned to College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University, where she earned her Masters of Science Degree. She was then assigned to the Joint Staff, J-6 in 2022. In 2022, Col Calvin served within the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control Division, responsible for authoring CJADC2 Campaign Plans for the Joint Force, with an emphasis on the time epochs of 2027-2035. She was also responsible for providing critical input to the regular convening of CJADC2 Cross-Functional Teams, which is comprised of members from across the Joint Force. After 6 months on the Joint Staff, Col Calvin was hand selected to serve as the Chief of Staff for a Generative Artificial Intelligence Task Force, Task Force 37-78. Upon completion of the 90-day Task Force, she was selected to serve as the Chief of Staff for the Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. Her role included operational and strategic planning and execution of integrating Digital and AI capabilities to the Joint Staff and with the Joint Force.
In addition to her technical career in Communications, she has served in numerous additional duties aligned to leadership initiatives among the Officer ranks. She was chosen to serve as a Key Leader, engaged in INDOPACOM for the Women’s Peace and Security initiative. Colonel Calvin is married to another Marine Officer, Colonel Carin Calvin, and they have 6 sons, ranging in ages from 29 - 9 years old. She is also an avid equestrian and a Certified Yoga Instructor.