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Eric M. Smith (born 1964 or 1965) [1] is a United States Marine Corps four-star general who has served as the 39th commandant of the Marine Corps since 22 September 2023. [2] [3] He served as acting commandant of the Marine Corps between 10 July 2023 and 22 September 2023 while awaiting Senate confirmation.
Thirty-nine [5] men have served as the commandant of the Marine Corps. The first commandant was Samuel Nicholas, who took office as a captain, [5] though there was no office titled "Commandant" at the time, and the Second Continental Congress had authorized that the senior-most Marine could take a rank up to Colonel. [6]
Gen. Eric Smith is taking steps to return to full duty as commandant of the Marine Corps, about four months after being sidelined due to a heart attack, according to defense officials. Smith ...
Inspector General of the Marine Corps: Inspector General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Major General Adam L. Chalkley [19] U.S. Marine Corps: U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division: Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Major General David J. Bligh [20 ...
William H. Seely III is a major general in the United States Marine Corps who has served as commandant of the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy since July 2023. He most recently served as the Director of Marine Corps Intelligence from August 2021 to July 2023, and as the 35th Commandant of the Joint Forces ...
Legislation allowing the Assistant Commandant to wear the four-star insignia regardless of the strength of the Marine Corps was approved by President Gerald Ford on March 4, 1976. On November 22, 1985, General George B. Crist was promoted to four-star rank and on November 27, he assumed the position of Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command ...
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for operation under the command of the unified combatant commanders.
Michael Elliott Langley (born 1961/1962) [1] is a United States Marine Corps general who has served as the commander of the United States Africa Command since 9 August 2022. [2] [3] He most recently served as commander of United States Marine Corps Forces Command, United States Marine Corps Forces Northern Command, and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic from November 2021 to August 2022. [4]