Sergeant Major Nevinger assumed his current post as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) for I Marine Expeditionary Force on 2 July 2025.
Sergeant Major Nevinger enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 4, 1998 from Killeen, Texas. He attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, and completed military occupational training at Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West earning the 0311, riflemen military occupational specialty.
Sergeant Major Nevinger's assignments in the Fleet Marine Force include: rifleman and platoon sergeant, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (Sept 98 - Sept 02); platoon sergeant and company gunnery sergeant, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (Apr 06 - May 10); Unit Senior Enlisted Leader (USEL), 3d Law Enforcement Battalion (Oct 13 - Jul 16); USEL and Command Senior Enlisted Leader, 3d Marine Raider Battalion (Jul 16 - Mar 18); CSEL, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (Mar 18 - Dec 19); CSEL Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Dec 19 - Jul 20); CSEL, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 (Jul 20 - Jul 21); CSEL, 3d Marine Regiment and 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (Jul 21 - Jan 2023); and CSEL, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (February 2023 - June 2025).
Sergeant Major Nevinger's deployments include: 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit - Special Operations Capable (WestPac), 15th MEU-SOC (WestPac / TF-58), 31st MEU (Unit Deployment Program - Okinawa), and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 9-1.
SgtMaj Nevinger's tours of duty in the supporting establishment include: drill instructor and senior drill instructor, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (Sept 02 - Apr 06); and Assistant Marine Officer Instructor, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (May 10 - Oct 13).
Sergeant Major Nevinger is PME complete and has also attended the Slated Enlisted Leader's Orientation Course (2023), Keystone 24-1, and Leading for Organizational Impact through the Executive Education Program (2024).