Colonel Berg hails from Roanoke, Virginia. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996 as a Combat Engineer and was promoted to Corporal before being commissioned in 1999. Upon commissioning he was designated a Logistics Officer.
His operational force assignments include Maintenance Management Officer and Assistant Logistics Officer, 3rd Bn, 8th Marines (Operation Eastern Access/Operation Enduring Freedom); Brigade Logistics Advisor, Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement (Operation Iraqi Freedom 5-7); Company Commander, Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Operation Iraqi Freedom 8); Logistics Combat Element MAGTF Planner, 1st Marine Logistics Group (OEF 14), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit S-4 (WESTPAC 16-1), and Commanding Officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 in Iwakuni, Japan.
His other staff and supporting establishment tours include: Series and Company Commander, MCRD Parris Island; Congressional Fellow, 111th Congress; Operations Officer, USMC House of Representatives Liaison Office; Strategic Logistics Planner, Joint Staff J-4 Directorate; Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
Colonel Berg is a graduate of Amphibious Warfare School, U.S. Army Combined Captains Career Logistics Course, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Intermediate MAGTF Logistics Operations Course, the School of Advanced Warfighting, and the National War College. He holds a BS in History from Virginia Military Institute, an MS in National Security Studies from American Military University, Operational Studies from Marine Corps University, National Security Strategy from National War College, and Certificates in Legislative Studies from Georgetown University and Project Management from Cornell. He is also a certified Sake Sommelier.
Colonel Berg’s personal awards include the Joint Service Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three Gold Stars, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.