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Flag of a Marine Corps lieutenant general. This is a list of lieutenant generals in the United States Marine Corps since 2010.The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank in the Marine Corps, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute.
Flag of a Marine Corps lieutenant general. This is a list of lieutenant generals in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2009.The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank in the Marine Corps, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute.
U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division: Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA) and Director, U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division (JAD) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Major General David J. Bligh [16] U.S. Marine Corps: In transit: Major General Stephen E. Liszewski: U.S. Marine Corps: Major General Ryan S ...
The active-duty rank of lieutenant general was first granted to the commandant of the Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the United States entered World War II. A second lieutenant general was appointed in July 1943 to oversee Marines operating in the Pacific theater, and by 1960 there were five lieutenant generals on active duty.
There are currently 160 active-duty three-star officers in federal uniformed service, of which 159 three-star officers are part of the eight federal uniformed services of the United States. There are 53 in the Army, 17 in the Marine Corps, 37 in the Navy, 40 in the Air Force, five in the Space Force, four in the Coast Guard, one in the Public ...
A lieutenant general ranks above a major general [Note 1] and below a general. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9. It is equivalent to the rank of vice admiral in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as LTG in the Army, LtGen in the Marine Corps, and Lt Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.
The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank in the Marine Corps. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general). There have been 75 four-star generals in the history of the United States Marine Corps. Of these, 57 achieved that rank while on active duty, 17 were promoted upon retirement in recognition ...
In October 1941, retiring major general James C. Breckinridge received a tombstone promotion to lieutenant general, the first Marine to achieve three-star rank. [2][3] Retired major generals John A. Lejeune and John T. Myers were advanced to lieutenant general in April 1942, after tombstone promotions were extended to officers who retired ...