Michael Scott

Biography

Major Michael Scott is a Distinguished Graduate of the USMC Command & Staff College, where he earned a Master of Military Studies. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in Civil Engineering, a Master of Engineering Science and he is a Chartered Practicing Engineer. Major Scott has had postings to the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, 19th Chief Engineer Works, 17th Construction Squadron and 1st Combat Engineer Regiment. He deployed to the Solomon Islands in 2003, was embedded with US and Dutch provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan in 2006 and deployed an Engineer Task Group in response to the 2009 Padang earthquake. Major Scott is a student at the USMC School of Advanced Warfighting.

Contributions

Title	Date Published
Engineering from the Sea: Establishing How Australian Army Engineers Fit Into Australia’s Amphibious Concept	23 Jan 2025

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