Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Pellon currently serves as director of the 2nd Marine Division Band. In this capacity he serves as the officer in charge and manages, administers, and coordinates musical performances, develops budgets and annual operation plans, directs internal operations and training, and supervises the employment of a Marine Corps fleet band.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004 and completed Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina and Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, California. He completed the Basic Music Course in 2005 at the Armed Forces School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon served as a saxophone instrumentalist in the following fleet Marine bands: U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band (2005-2008); 2nd Marine Division Band (2008-2012); and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band (2012-2013). Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon served as an enlisted conductor in the following fleet Marine bands: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band (2014-2015). As do all fleet Marine musicians, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon served in a variety of music, collateral duty, and leadership roles, to include platoon leadership.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon served as a musician technical assistant with 12th Marine Corps District (2015-2017), He performed with the Marine Corps Jazz Orchestra (2011-2018), and he is a Marine Corps martial arts instructor.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon was appointed a warrant officer and graduated from The Basic School in 2017 and served as the director of the following fleet Marine bands: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band (2017-2020); and the Parris Island Marine Band (2020-2023).
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon attended the Unit Leader Course (2008) and the Senior Musician Course (2012), and he is a graduate of the Basic Recruiter Course (2015). Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pellon is a recipient of the Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands (2021) and was nominated for a Southeast Emmy Award for Musical Composition/Arrangement (2022). His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2nd Award), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award).