Deputy Joint Base Commander

Deputy Joint Base Commander Lt. Col. Sabrina Villarreal

Lt. Col. Sabrina Villarreal, a Texas native, was commissioned on 13 December 2002 and received her BA from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. She attended The Basic School (TBS) where she graduated in July 2003 with Bravo Company.

Following TBS, Lt. Col. Villarreal attended the Logistics Officers Course in Camp Johnson, North Carolina, where she received the 0402 MOS. Lt. Col. Villarreal completed two combat tours in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004 as the HE platoon commander, she deployed with Bravo Company, Combat Service Support Group 15 (-) (Rein) in Al Taquadam.

The following year, she deployed to Al Asad, Iraq with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2d Marine Logistics Group (FWD) as the Assistant Battalion Operations Officer. In June 2006, LtCol Villarreal was stationed in MCAS Miramar as the Operations Officer, S-4 I&L where she executed all installations facilities services and logistical support for the Station, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and tenant units aboard the Station.

In July 2009, Lt. Col. Villarreal served in the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, SC as a Series Commander, a Company Commander, and as the Battalion Operations Officer/Headquarters Company Commander.

Lt. Col. Villarreal was selected in July 2012 to be the Assistant Director of Drill Instructor School where she was directly responsible for instructing the Series Commander Course.

In June 2013, Lt. Col. Villarreal was stationed at Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan as the Operations Officer. She participated in multiple deployments in the Pacific and supported Operation Damayan, a Humanitarian Assistance effort in the Republic of the Philippines because of Typhoon Haiyan.

In August 2015, Lt. Col. Villarreal was stationed at the 4th Marine Regiment in support of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin in Darwin, Australia. During her tour, she was the Ground Equipment Staging Program OIC responsible for the sustainment and maintenance of the gear and equipment retained in Darwin utilized by the rotational force.

Lt. Col. Villarreal was stationed at Headquarters, Marine Corps in May 2016 as the Aide-de-Camp to the Director, Marine Corps Staff. Her next assignment was the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) as its Operations Officer. Partnered with Department of State, Diplomatic Security, LtCol Villarreal provided support to diplomatic facilities worldwide.

Lt. Col. Villarreal was assigned to HQMC I&L, Pentagon in July 2020 as the Section Head for Current Operations, Futures/Concepts, and Prepositioning/War Reserve Program. During her tour, she also served as the Military Assistant to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy, Installations, & Environment (EI&E).

Lt. Col. Villarreal's personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with gold stars, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold stars.

Lt. Col. Villarreal is married to Lt. Col. Trysten Coffey, a Marine Judge Advocate. They live in Alexandria, Virginia with their four children.