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Charles Chandler Krulak (born March 4, 1942) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1999. He is the son of Lieutenant General Victor H. "Brute" Krulak , who served in World War II , Korea , and Vietnam .
Gen. Charles C. Krulak, commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses the Marines of Headquarters Battalion, Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during his farewell tour on 26 May 1999. Gen. George S. Brown is pinned with four-star insignia by Air Force vice chief of staff Gen. Bruce K. Holloway .
Alexander Vandegrift, then Commandant, was promoted from lieutenant general to general on April 4, 1945, to rank from March 21 of that year. He thus became the first Marine to serve in the grade of general. The Office of the Commandant was permanently fixed at the grade of four-star general under authority of the Act of August 7, 1947.
The commandant can be reappointed to serve one additional term, but only during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress. [3] By statute, the commandant is appointed as a four-star general while serving in office. [3] "The commandant is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the total performance of the Marine Corps.
Victor Harold Krulak (January 7, 1913 – December 29, 2008) was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer who saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.Krulak, considered a visionary by fellow Marines, [3] was the author of First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps and the father of the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak.
According to the Commandant's Planning Guidance from 2019, ... Took office Left office Term length ... Charles Krulak (born 1942) 22 July 1994: 15 June 1995:
Ukraine's top commander said on Thursday Kyiv had set up a military commandant's office in the occupied part of Russia's Kursk region where he said his forces were still advancing and had taken up ...
They were activated in April 1996 by General Charles C. Krulak, then Commandant of the Marine Corps. The unit is based at Naval Support Facility Indian Head in Indian Head, Maryland and falls under the command of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command.