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Robert Blake Neller (born February 9, 1953) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2015 to 2019. [1] Neller was born in Louisiana and was raised in Michigan. He was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps after graduating from the University of Virginia in 1975 ...
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]
Leonard Fielding Chapman Jr. (November 3, 1913 – January 6, 2000) was a United States Marine Corps general who served as the 24th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1968 to 1972. He was a World War II combat veteran, decorated for his actions in the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa. He retired from the Marine Corps after 37 years ...
Instead, Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration, is currently serving as the acting commandant of the Marine Corps as a 3-star general.
David Hilberry Berger was born on December 21, 1959 [1] in Delaware. [2] He is a native of Woodbine, Maryland. [3] He graduated from Glenelg High School in 1977. [4]Berger holds a bachelor's of science degree in engineering from Tulane University, [5] and two Master's degrees, one in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University, and the other in Military Studies.
Carl Epting Mundy Jr. (July 16, 1935 – April 2, 2014) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from July 1, 1991, until his retirement on June 30, 1995, after 42 years of service.
Dunford and Selva served together as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, from 2015 to 2019. Dunford is the only Marine to have served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was nominated for a second term as chairman by President Donald Trump on 16 May 2017.
Last fall, Gen. Eric Smith, 58, a U.S. Marine, went for his usual 3-mile around the Capitol in Washington. But that afternoon, Smith didn’t make it home.