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Col Wilson Prescott

Col Wilson Prescott

Chief of Staff4th Marine Logistics Group

Colonel Wilson is a native of Plano, TX. He graduated from Texas A&M and was commissioned a Marine Second Lieutenant in 1998. Colonel Wilson’s service in the operating forces includes: Engineer Platoon Commander, 2nd CEB (April 1999 – November 2000); Battalion Engineer Officer and Security Platoon Commander (November 2000 – June 2002); Engineer Company Commander, CLB 5.2 (July 2006 – March 2007, Operation Iraqi Freedom); Operations Officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 11 (March 2007 – July 2008, 11th MEU WESTPAC); Division Engineer Officer and Plans Officer, 1st Marine Division (July 2008 – Feb 2009); Operations Officer, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (Feb 2009 – December 2009, Operation Enduring Freedom); Assistant Current Operations Officer, 1stMarine Division (December 2009 – June 2010); Plans Officer, III MEF G-5 (August 2011 – June 2014); Plans Officer, III MEF G-35 (August 2016 – April 2017); Commanding Officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (May2017 – May 2019); A/CS G-3, 1stMarine Logistics Group (July 2022 – January2023); Commanding Officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 1 (January 2023 - June 2024). Outside the operating forces, Colonel Wilson’s service includes: Warfighting Instructor, Staff Platoon Commander, and Company XO, The Basic School (July2002 – June 2005); Head, Readiness Section, Readiness Branch (POR), PP&O (July2014 – June 2016); and Division Chief, NATO and Turkey Policy Division, Joint Staff J-5 (June 2020 – June 2022). Colonel Wilson has attended various schools and courses, including Combat Engineer Officer’s Course; Light Armored Reconnaissance Leaders Course; Summer Mountain Leaders Course; Expeditionary Warfare School; Marine Corps Command and Staff College (non-resident); School of Advanced Warfighting; Red Team Member Training; Joint Logistics Officers Course; and the National War College.

Tue Apr 2812:00 PM – 12:40 PMWarfighting Stage

PULSE Check: An AI-Enabled Commander’s Survey Tool

Accelerating Command Insights with AI: 4th MLG’s "PULSE Check" prototype tool is being developed to deliver near-instantaneous command climate analysi…Accelerating Command Insights with AI: 4th MLG’s "PULSE Check" prototype tool is being developed to deliver near-instantaneous command climate analysis, transforming a weeks-long process into a real-time feedback loop. It will leverage a secure AI pl…Accelerating Command Insights with AI: 4th MLG’s "PULSE Check" prototype tool is being developed to deliver near-instantaneous command climate analysis, transforming a weeks-long process into a real-time feedback loop. It will leverage a secure AI platform to shorten the leadership OODA loop, allowing commanders to rapidly identify and address readiness issues. Harnessing Reserve Talent for Innovation: The prototype was created by a Reserve offic…Accelerating Command Insights with AI: 4th MLG’s "PULSE Check" prototype tool is being developed to deliver near-instantaneous command climate analysis, transforming a weeks-long process into a real-time feedback loop. It will leverage a secure AI platform to shorten the leadership OODA loop, allowing commanders to rapidly identify and address readiness issues. Harnessing Reserve Talent for Innovation: The prototype was created by a Reserve officer with civilian AI expertise, showcasing the untapped technical talent within MARFORRES. This initiative serves as a powerful model for leveraging the private-sector skills of Reserve Marines to drive service-level modernization. Following a December 2025 collaboration with Google and Microsoft, 4th MLG and MARFORRES IMKM planners developed a two-tiered plan that begins with creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) using existing Microsoft capabilities and culminates in a fully AI-enabled version on the secure Azure Government platform. Boosting Participation for Reliable Data: By enabling secure, anonymous feedback via personal mobile devices, PULSE Check overcomes access barriers and dramatically increases participation rates. This provides commanders with a more accurate and reliable data set for decision-making, based on a truly representative sample of their unit. Once the AI-powered Azure platform is launched, any Marine leader could use it to get high quality, real-time feedback from the ranks in a generationally relevant way, and with that, they could identify and address readiness degraders quicker.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More

SessionSession TypeWarfightingSession Track
Col Wilson Prescott
Col Wilson PrescottChief of Staff, 4th Marine Logistics Group
LtCol Samuel Sung, USMCR
LtCol Samuel Sung, USMCRInnovation Officer, Logistics Innovation Unit, 4th Marine Logistics Group
Capacity Unlimited:No
Stage:Warfighting Stage