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A No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Once an Eagle has been a favorite of American military men and women since its writing. [1] The book appears on the Commandant's required reading list for all Staff Sergeants and Gunnery Sergeants [2] in the United States Marine Corps, and frequently serves as a text for cadets in leadership classes at West Point.
As stated in the U.S. Code, the commandant "shall preside over the Headquarters, Marine Corps, transmit the plans and recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations, after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, by the ...
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.
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command was established on 1 October 2003. [1] MARFORSTRAT is responsible for representing Marine Corps interests to the Commander of Strategic Command, advising the Commander on supporting Marine Forces, and advising other Marine Corps Forces on electronic and space warfare. Its headquarters at Offut Air ...
The Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), headquartered at the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, commands service retained-operating forces; executes force sourcing and synchronization to affect force generation actions in the provisioning of joint capable Marine Corps forces, and directs deployment planning and execution of service retained ...
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 ...
1 Jan 1948 Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1948–1951. 4 1917 : 31 (1893–1970) [8] 3: Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. 1 Jan 1952 Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1952–1955. Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board, 1956–1959. 7 1917 : 35 (1896–1990) [9] 4: Randolph M. Pate: 1 Jan 1956 Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1956–1959. 4 ...
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.