# | Picture | Name | Rank | Start | End | Notability | Ref |
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1 | | Woods Louis E. Woods | O-04 Lieutenant colonel | 7 July 1941 | 20 August 1941 | Veteran Guadalcanal Campaign, veteran Okinawa Campaign, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [1] [2] |
2 | | Geiger Roy S. Geiger | O-04 Colonel | 20 August 1941 | 21 April 1943 | Navy Cross; commanding general Fleet Marine Force, Pacific | [1] [3] |
3 | | Mitchell Ralph J. Mitchell | O-04 Major general | 21 April 1943 | 1 February 1944 | Navy and Army Distinguished Service Medals; director of Marine Corps Aviation 1939-1943; Distinguished Flying Cross from Nicaraguan Campaign. | [1] |
4 | | Moore James T. Moore | O-04 Major general | 1 February 1944 | 15 June 1944 | Army Distinguished Service Medals, Legion of Merit; commanded also 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [1] |
5 | | Mitchell Ralph J. Mitchell | O-04 Major general | 15 June 1944 | 6 June 1945 | Navy and Army Distinguished Service Medals; director of Marine Corps Aviation 1939-1943; Distinguished Flying Cross from Nicaraguan Campaign. | [1] |
6 | | Major Harold C. Major (Acting) | O-04 Colonel | 6 June 1945 | 11 June 1945 | Legion of Merit | [1] |
7 | | Merritt Lewie G. Merritt | O-04 Brigadier general | 11 June 1945 | 11 August 1945 | World War I veteran; director, South Carolina Legislative Council; Citadel alumnus; Merritt Field as MCAS Beaufort is named after him | [1] [4] [5] |
8 | | Larkin Claude A. Larkin | O-04 Major general | 11 August 1945 | 31 October 1945 | Lieutenant general; MAG-21 Commanding Officer at Ewa Field during Pearl Harbor attack | [1] [2] [6] [7] |
9 | | Woods Louis E. Woods | O-04 Major general | 31 October 1945 | July 1946 | Veteran Guadalcanal Campaign, veteran Okinawa Campaign, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [2] [8] |
10 | | Sanderson Lawson H. M. Sanderson | O-04 Brigadier general | July 1946 | June 1947 | Aviation pioneer, veteran Guadalcanal Campaign, as commanding officer of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Sanderson accepted the Japanese surrender of Wake Island in 1945. |
11 | | McKittrick William L. McKittrick | O-04 Brigadier general | June 1947 | September 1947 | Veteran Bougainville Campaign and Battle of Saipan; two awards of Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal; commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [9] |
12 | | Woods Louis E. Woods | O-04 Major general | September 1947 | July 1949 | Veteran Guadalcanal Campaign, veteran Okinawa Campaign, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [2] [8] |
13 | | Harris Field Harris | O-04 Major general | July 1949 | 27 July 1951 | Graduate U.S. Naval Academy; Lieutenant general; Navy and Army Distinguished Service Medals | |
14 | | Schilt Christian F. Schilt | O-04 Major general | 27 July 1951 | 12 April 1952 | Medal of Honor; General; Veteran World War I, United States occupation of Haiti, United States occupation of Nicaragua, and World War II | [10] [11] |
15 | | Jerome Clayton C. Jerome | O-04 Major general | 12 April 1952 | 9 January 1953 | Lieutenant general; commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [12] [13] |
16 | | Megee Vernon E. Megee | O-04 Major general | 9 January 1953 | 7 December 1953 | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Veteran World War II and Korean War; commanding general Fleet Marine Force Pacific; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal | [14] |
17 | | Cooley Albert D. Cooley | O-04 Major general | 8 December 1953 | 25 March 1954 | Veteran World War II; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Navy Cross, Bronze Star Medal and Air Medal | [15] |
18 | | McCaul Verne J. McCaul | O-04 Major general | 26 March 1954 | 24 August 1954 | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Veteran World War II and Korean War; | [16] |
19 | | Dawson Marion L. Dawson | O-04 Major general | 25 August 1954 | 24 September 1955 | Veteran World War II and Korean War; Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy; | |
20 | | Jack Samuel S. Jack | O-04 Major general | 25 September 1955 | 30 June 1956 | Veteran Nicaraguan Campaign, World War II and Korean War; Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy; Recipient of the Navy Cross | |
21 | | O'Neill David F. O'Neill | O-04 Brigadier general | 1 July 1956 | 27 November 1956 | Veteran of World War II and Korean War; Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy; Recipient of the two Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal and three Air Medals | [17] |
22 | | Binney Arthur F. Binney | O-04 Major general | 27 November 1956 | December 1957 | Veteran World War II and Korean War; commanding general 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; graduate U.S. Naval Academy in 1928; | [18] |
23 | | Hayes Charles H. Hayes | O-04 Brigadier general | December 1957 | April 1959 | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Veteran World War II and Korean War; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; graduate U.S. Naval Academy in 1930; | [18] |
24 | | Roberts Carson A. Roberts | O-04 Major general | April 1959 | 1 December 1959 | Veteran World War II and Korean War; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Distinguished Flying Cross; Lieutenant general | [19] |
25 | | Mangrum Richard C. Mangrum | O-04 Major general | 1 December 1959 | April 1960 | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Veteran World War II and Korean War; Navy Cross; commanding general 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [20] |
26 | | Kier Avery R. Kier | O-04 Brigadier general | April 1960 | June 1961 | Veteran World War II and Korean War; Navy Cross; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | [18] |
27 | | Condon John P. Condon | O-04 Major general | June 1961 | August 1962 | Veteran World War II and Korean War; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; graduate U.S. Naval Academy in 1934; | [21] |
28 | | Leek Frederick E. Leek | O-04 Brigadier general | June 1962 | February 1963 | Commanding general, 1st Marine Division June–July 1961; Assistance Division Commander, 1st Marine Division 1961-1962 | [22] |
29 | | Tharin Frank C. Tharin | O-04 Major general | June 1963 | June 1964 | A veteran of Battle of Wake Island;Prisoner of War from December 1941 to September 1945; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross; Legion of Merit; Purple Heart | |
30 | | Fontana Paul J. Fontana | O-04 Major general | June 1964 | 24 May 1965 | Flying ace with 5 aerial victories; Navy Cross; Distinguished Flying Cross | [23] [24] |
31 | | McCutcheon Keith B. McCutcheon | O-04 Brigadier general | 24 May 1965 | 16 May 1966 | General; Distinguished Flying Cross; Army Silver Star Medal; Commanding Officer Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1); commanding general, III Marine Amphibious Force; McCutcheon Field at MCAS New River, North Carolina is named in his honor. | [25] [26] |
32 | | Robershaw Louis Robertshaw | O-04 Major general | 16 May 1966 | June 1967 | Graduate U.S. Naval Academy; captain of the 1935 Naval Academy football team; Inspector General of the Marine Corps | [27] |
33 | | Anderson Norman J. Anderson | O-04 Major general | June 1967 | 21 June 1968 | Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross with three gold stars; Air Medal with two silver stars; graduate UCLA | [28] |
34 | | Quilter Charles J. Quilter | O-04 Major general | 21 June 1968 | 7 July 1969 | | [29] |
35 | | Thrash William G. Thrash | O-04 Major general | 7 July 1969 | 2 July 1970 | Veteran World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War; Prisoner of War from May 1952 to September 1953; Navy Distinguished Service Medal with one gold star; Distinguished Flying Cross | [30] |
36 | | Armstrong Alan J. Armstrong | O-04 Major general | 2 July 1970 | April 1971 | Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross with gold star | [31] |
37 | | Conley Robert F. Conley (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | April 1971 | June 1971 | Legion of Merit w/ 2 gold stars; Distinguished Flying Cross w/ 3 gold stars; Director of Information | |
38 | | Owens Robert G. Owens Jr. | O-04 Major general | June 1971 | 1 April 1972 | Flying ace with 7 victories; Navy Cross; Distinguished Flying Cross w/ 4 gold stars; commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | [32] |
39 | | Owens Leslie E. Brown | O-04 Major general | April 1972 | 1 April 1973 | Veteran World War II; Korean War, and Vietnam War; Silver Star with gold star; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and 2 gold stars; Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; Purple Heart with 2 gold stars | [33] |
40 | | Lang Frank C. Lang | O-04 Major general | April 1973 | May 1974 | Veteran World War II; Korean War, and Vietnam War; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and 2 gold stars; Distinguished Flying Cross with 7 stars | [34] |
41 | | Armstrong Victor A. Armstrong | O-04 Major general | May 1974 | January 1975 | Major general; Veteran World War II; Korean War, and Vietnam War; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and 2 gold stars; Distinguished Flying Cross with gold star | [35] |
42 | | Gourley Norman W. Gourley | O-04 Major general | January 1975 | 6 January 1976 | Major general; Veteran World War II; Korean War, and Vietnam War; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and gold stars Distinguished Flying Cross with three gold stars | |
43 | | White William J. White (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | 6 January 1976 | 23 February 1976 | Veteran Korean War, and Vietnam War; Legion of Merit with Combat "V"; Distinguished Flying Cross | [36] |
44 | | New Noah C. New | O-04 Major general | 1976 | 10 February 1978 | Veteran Vietnam War; Legion of Merit with Combat "V"; Distinguished Flying Cross | [37] |
45 | | Davis John K. Davis | O-04 Major general | 15 February 1978 | June 1979 | General; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | [38] |
46 | | Maloney William R. Maloney | O-04 Major general | June 1979 | 2 June 1980 | Lieutenant general; Silver Star; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; commanding general 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; commanding general 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | [39] |
47 | | Fitch William H. Fitch | O-04 Major general | 2 June 1980 | 2 June 1982 | Lieutenant general; Silver Star Medal | [40] |
48 | | Went Joseph J. Went | O-04 Major general | 2 June 1982 | 6 May 1983 | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; General; Veteran Vietnam War | [41] |
49 | | Petersen Frank E. Petersen Jr. | O-04 Major general | 6 May 1983 | 1985 | Lieutenant general; Distinguished Flying Cross; Gray Eagle Award; Man of the Year, NAACP, 1979. | [42] |
50 | | Pitman Charles H. Pitman | O-04 Major general | 12 June 1985 | 9 September 1987 | Lieutenant general; Silver Star Medal | [43] |
51 | | Plasterer Ross S. Plasterer | O-04 Major general | 9 September 1987 | September 1989 | Veteran Vietnam War; Legion of Merit; Distinguished Flying Cross | [44] |
52 | | Wills Duane A. Wills | O-04 Brigadier general | 9 September 1989 | August 1990 | Lieutenant general; Veteran Vietnam War; Distinguished Flying Cross; lettered in football at UCLA; | [45] |
53 | | Ehlert Norman E. Ehlert | O-04 Major general | 6 August 1990 | January 1991 | Lieutenant general; commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross | [46] |
54 | | Blades Arthur C. Blades | O-04 Brigadier general | July 1991 | June 1992 | Silver Star; Distinguished Flying Cross | [47] [48] |
55 | | Forney William A. Forney | O-04 Brigadier general | June 1992 | 24 June 1994 | Veteran Vietnam War; Legion of Merit | [49] [50] |
56 | | Karamarkovich George M. Karamarkovich | O-04 Brigadier general | 24 June 1994 | May 1996 | Veteran Vietnam War; Defense Superior Service Medal | [51] |
57 | | Knutson Bruce B. Knutson, Jr. | O-04 Major general | May 1996 | April 1998 | Lieutenant general | [52] |
58 | | Anderson Joseph T. Anderson | O-04 Major general | April 1998 | 2000 | Veteran Vietnam War; graduate U.S. Naval Academy; Deputy Director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | [53] [54] |
59 | | Cartwright James E. Cartwright | O-04 Major general | 2000 | 5 August 2002 | General; Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; commander, U.S. Strategic Command | [55] |
60 | | Goodman John F. Goodman | O-04 Major general | 5 August 2002 | 3 June 2004 | Lieutenant general; Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Soldiers Medal; Veteran Vietnam War; commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific; director, Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance; former NFL quarterback | [56] |
61 | | Thiessen Duane D. Thiessen | O-04 Major general | 3 June 2004 | 10 June 2005 | | [57] |
62 | | Trautman George J. Trautman, III | O-04 Major general | 10 June 2005 | 8 June 2007 | | [58] |
63 | | Schmidle Robert E. Schmidle, Jr. | O-04 Brigadier general | 8 June 2007 | 28 July 2008 | | [59] |
64 | | Fox Raymond C. Fox | O-04 Brigadier general | 28 July 2008 | 28 June 2010 | | [60] |
65 | | Beydler William D. Beydler | O-04 Brigadier general | 28 June 2010 | 22 June 2012 | | [61] |
66 | | Owens Christopher S. Owens | O-04 Brigadier general | 22 June 2012 | 9 July 2013 | | [62] |
67 | | Rudder Steven R. Rudder | O-04 Brigadier general | 9 July 2013 | 30 July 2015 | | [63] |
68 | | Sanborn Russell A. Sanborn | O-05 Major general | 30 July 2015 | 29 June 2017 | | [64] |
69 | | Weidley Thomas D. Weidley | O-04 Brigadier general | 29 June 2017 | 25 June 2019 | Commanding during the loss of 6 Marines in a mid-air collision between an F/A-18D Hornet and a KC-130J Hercules. Formally rebuked after allowing the investigative officer Colonel Samuel Schoolfield to run an unprofessional JAGMAN investigation into the crash. [65] [66] [67] | [68] |
70 | | McPhillips Christopher A. McPhillips | O-04 Brigadier general | 25 June 2019 | 11 June 2021 | | [69] |
71 | | Cavanaugh Brian W. Cavanaugh | O-04 Major general | 11 June 2021 | 12 August 2022 | | [70] |
72 | | Austin Eric E. Austin | O-04 Major general | 12 August 2022 | Incumbent | | |