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During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Amphibious Group Three embarked units of the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and sailed from San Diego on 27 October, with two reinforced amphibious squadrons and the amphibious command ship USS Eldorado (AGC-11). The Panama Canal was closed to commercial shipping and on 5 November warships of Amphibious Group ...
As a brigadier general, he served as both the Commanding General of 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Commander of Task Force 51 located in Bahrain. [5] Mundy relinquished command of 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade to Brigadier General Francis L. Donovan on June 23, 2016. [ 6 ]
Matthew G. Trollinger is a United States Marine Corps major general who has served as the chief of staff of United States Africa Command since July 1, 2024. [1] He served as the commander of United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command from May 2022 to June 2024. [2]
1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade; 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism) 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade; 6th Marine Expeditionary Brigade; 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade; 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
George Lewis Bartlett (October 13, 1924 – December 19, 2024) was a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Brigadier General. A veteran of three wars, he began his career as Enlisted Marine during World War II and served as Navigator-Bombardier in Pacific theater. Bartlett remained in the Marines and rose through ...
Joseph V. Medina (born c. 1953) is a retired U.S. Marine Brigadier General whose career has taken him from an initial posting leading a rifle platoon to head of the contingency plans branch overseeing NATO's Kosovo operation.
The V Amphibious Corps (VAC) was a formation of the United States Marine Corps which was composed of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions in World War II.The three divisions were the amphibious landing force for the United States Fifth Fleet with two goals, removal of Japanese forces from islands so U.S. Seabees could build advance bases to project US power.
2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5 or "Two Five") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 marines and sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California and fall under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division .