Major Denzel is a Marine air-ground task force planner and intelligence officer currently serving on the III Marine Expeditionary Force contingency plans team (G-5). He is a graduate of the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and National Intelligence University. He has deployed to Afghanistan and with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Articles by Christopher Denzel

A Marine in the Philippine Marine Corps, left, and an an operations officer with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, discuss plans for KAMANDAG 7, at Camp Cape Bojeador, Philippines, in November 2023. In small working groups and planning teams, collegial leadership is essential to sharing ideas—especially when working with joint forces, allies, and partners.

Collegial Leadership: Leading as a Staff Officer

By Lieutenant Colonels Brian Kerg, Dennis Dunbar, and Cory Frederick and Major Chris Denzel, U.S. Marine Corps
July 2024
Marines take pride in their identity as leaders, and Marine officers are trained to aspire to command. Reprinted with permission from the Marine Corps Association.