Mark Prine

Colonel (R) Mark Prine serves as a Part-Time Adjunct Professor in the School of Leadership at the University of Southern Mississippi, bringing extensive expertise in logistics planning, management, and execution for military, peacekeeping, and disaster operations across national and international contexts. Currently employed as a Special Projects Officer at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he integrates real-world operational experience into academic instruction.

Education:

• Civilian Education:
• Education Specialist (EdS) – William Carey University (2017)
• Master of Strategic Studies (MSS) – United States Army War College (2010)
• Master of Science (MS) – William Carey University (1995)
• Bachelor of Science (BS) – University of Southern Mississippi (1981)
• Military Education:
• Ordnance Officer (Maintenance Management) Basic Course
• Ordnance Officer (Maintenance Management) Advanced (Career) Course
• Quartermaster Officer Advanced (Transition) Course
• Logistics Executive Development Course
• Combat Service Support (Logistics) Battalion Pre-Command Course
• Multinational Logistics Course
• Joint Services Logistics Course
• Theater Sustainment (Logistics) Course
• FEMA Disaster Response Logistics Management Course
• USAID Logistics Management Course

Research and Teaching Focus: Colonel Prine specializes in Logistics Planning, Logistics Management, Military Support Operations, and Disaster Operations, with deep expertise in supply chain resilience, transportation systems, and contingency logistics. His teaching directly addresses operational challenges in military deployments and humanitarian crises through courses including IET 370 (Operations and Logistics Concepts), IET 470 (Logistics Transportation Systems), IET 414 (Engineering Project Management), IET 471 (Logistics Distribution), and IET 472 (Global Supply Chain Management).

Professional Recognition:

• Demonstrated Master Logistician (DML) certification by the International Society of Logistics Engineers

Professional Credentials: Certified by the Department of Army Officer Qualification system for Logistics (90A), Ordnance/Maintenance (91A), Quartermaster (92A), Transportation (88A), and Staff Band Officer (42C) specialties. His operational experience spans curriculum development for Task Force Phoenix (Afghan National Security Forces logistics systems) and leadership in developing Operational Contract Support (ASI 3C) training at Army Logistics University.