Administrative Chief Sergeant Michael Cournia III of Waukesha, Wis. was assigned to “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in May 2024.
Sgt. Cournia graduated from Waukesha South High School in Waukesha, Wis. in 2014 and attended University of Wisconsin Whitewater for two years afterward. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2020 and completed recruit training at MCRD San Diego in San Diego, Calif. Sgt. Cournia then completed Personnel Administration School at Camp Johnson, N.C. and was stationed at Marine Corps Forces Command in Quantico, Va. before receiving orders to Marine Barracks Washington D.C. with “The President’s Own.”
As Administrative Chief, Sgt. Cournia is responsible for processing all orders, enlistments, reenlistments, and retirements for members of the Marine Band.