Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Pimentel is a Marine Corps Communications Officer and Electronics Engineer. He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, an academic certificate in Cyber Warfare, and a Ph.D. in Information Sciences, all from the Naval Postgraduate School. His military education includes non-resident Expeditionary Warfare School, the College of Naval Command Staff, and the Joint Cyberspace Operational Planners Course. His operational assignments include S-6 Platoon Commander, Headquarters Co, 7th Marines from 2008-2011 (OEF 2009-2010), Network Operations Officer and Deputy G-6, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 from 2016-2018, and Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force from 2018-2019. His graduate education utilization assignments include Deputy Program Manager and Program Manager (acting) for Expeditionary C4/Cyber at the Office of Naval Research from 2013-2016. In 2022, he reported to the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration in Quantico, Virginia where he joined the Force Design Research Group. He is currently on a temporary assignment to the FutureG Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering where he serves as the Marine Corps Lead for Warfighter Engagement and the Technical Lead for Expeditionary & Tactical Programs.