Deputy Director's Biography
David Vickers
Museum Acting Director
David Vickers became the Deputy Director in May 2020.
Mr. Vickers has a long association with the Marine Corps and with NMMC. In 1984, after completing his undergraduate degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, he was commissioned in the Marine Corps. He served just over 20 years as a tank officer and was stationed in Japan, California, New York, and Virginia. Some of his military schools include the Armor Officer Advanced Course, Scout Leader’s Advanced Course, FBI Firearms Instructor Course, ATF Post-bomb Incident Course, and Anti-terrorism Instructor Course.
He served in over ten staff and command billets within tank battalions to include H&S Company Commander and D Company Commander at 1st Tank Battalion. He also served as the protocol officer for I MEF, the Deputy Security Director at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, and the Assistant Battalion Inspector-Instructor for 8th Tank Battalion. Mr. Vickers is also a veteran of Operation Desert Shield. He retired from the Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia, as the Ground Branch Head for Doctrine Division at MCCDC in 2005.
Mr. Vickers returned to Doctrine Division at MCCDC as a doctrine writer, but after that command’s re-organization, he became the Service Doctrine Coordinator for the entire Marine Corps. In this position, he managed over 270 doctrine publications, while also producing doctrine policy, writing, mentoring, and training doctrine teams throughout the Marine Corps. Mr. Vickers was the subject matter expert for Service doctrine in the Marine Corps from 2005 to 2020.
In 2006 Mr. Vickers joined the first group of docent volunteers for the not yet completed NMMC. He has been with the museum since it first opened, and completed over 5000 hours of volunteer service. In 2017, he was accepted at Johns Hopkins University into the Masters in Museum Studies program, graduating in 2019.
Mr. Vickers is married to Virginia (Ginny) Vickers. They have two married daughters (Kristen and Kasha) and have five grandchildren. He is also a nationally recognized diorama miniaturist with over 30 years of experience in the art form.
Mr. Vickers has a long association with the Marine Corps and with NMMC. In 1984, after completing his undergraduate degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, he was commissioned in the Marine Corps. He served just over 20 years as a tank officer and was stationed in Japan, California, New York, and Virginia. Some of his military schools include the Armor Officer Advanced Course, Scout Leader’s Advanced Course, FBI Firearms Instructor Course, ATF Post-bomb Incident Course, and Anti-terrorism Instructor Course.
He served in over ten staff and command billets within tank battalions to include H&S Company Commander and D Company Commander at 1st Tank Battalion. He also served as the protocol officer for I MEF, the Deputy Security Director at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, and the Assistant Battalion Inspector-Instructor for 8th Tank Battalion. Mr. Vickers is also a veteran of Operation Desert Shield. He retired from the Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia, as the Ground Branch Head for Doctrine Division at MCCDC in 2005.
Mr. Vickers returned to Doctrine Division at MCCDC as a doctrine writer, but after that command’s re-organization, he became the Service Doctrine Coordinator for the entire Marine Corps. In this position, he managed over 270 doctrine publications, while also producing doctrine policy, writing, mentoring, and training doctrine teams throughout the Marine Corps. Mr. Vickers was the subject matter expert for Service doctrine in the Marine Corps from 2005 to 2020.
In 2006 Mr. Vickers joined the first group of docent volunteers for the not yet completed NMMC. He has been with the museum since it first opened, and completed over 5000 hours of volunteer service. In 2017, he was accepted at Johns Hopkins University into the Masters in Museum Studies program, graduating in 2019.
Mr. Vickers is married to Virginia (Ginny) Vickers. They have two married daughters (Kristen and Kasha) and have five grandchildren. He is also a nationally recognized diorama miniaturist with over 30 years of experience in the art form.
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