Allison Beiswanger

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Bio

Official Military Bio —

Sergeant Allison Beiswanger is currently attending the DoD Advanced Visual Information Training Program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She joined her present unit July 2015.

Sgt. Beiswanger was born on November 4, 1993 in Winimac, Indiana. She graduated from Lawrence Central High School in June of 2012.

In July of 2012, Allison Beiswanger reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Private Beiswanger was meritoriously promoted to Private First Class at Recruit Training. Upon graduation, Upon completion of MCT, she reported to Fort Meade, Maryland for Basic Public Affairs Specialist Course at The Defense Information School. PFC Beiswanger was meritoriously promoted to Lance Corporal at DINFOS.

Upon graduation, Lance Cpl. Beiswanger auditioned for Basic Combat Correspondent Course for Broadcasting. She completed the course and reported to Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, in August of 2013, where she served as a Combat Correspondent. In June of 2014, Cpl. Beiswanger reported to HQMC, Office of U.S. Marine Corps Communication as a Social Media Manager with the Digital Engagement Team to assume her duties.

Sgt. Beiswanger was promoted February 1, 2015. She was named the 2014 DoD Military Videographer of the Year, the first Marine to win the DoD-level award in 21 years. Sgt. Beiswanger completed the Intermediate Public Affairs Specialist Course in March 2015. She was accepted into the DoD Advanced Visual Information Training program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and reported there July of 2015.

Sgt. Beiswanger will join III MEF in Okinawa, Japan, in June 2016.

Unofficial Bio —

I just like to tell people’s stories.

Stories by Allison: