This is a list of active duty United States Marine Corps major generals collected from publicly available and accessible information.
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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National intelligence agencies | |||||
Deputy Director for Combat Support, Cybersecurity Directorate, National Security Agency (NSA) | Not applicable | Major General Melvin G. Carter [1] Promotable [2] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Unified combatant commands | |||||
Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Sean M. Salene [3] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Ryan P. Heritage [4] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Director, Strategic Planning and Policy (J-5), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable | Major General Jay M. Bargeron [5] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J-5), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Julie L. Nethercot [6] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Other joint positions | |||||
Commander, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) | U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Major General Lorna M. Mahlock [7] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Korea Assistant Chief of Staff (J-5), United Nations Command (UNC), ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Major General Douglas K. Clark [8] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Japan Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Major General George B. Rowell IV [9] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commandant, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy | National Defense University (NDU) | Major General William H. Seely III [10] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
In transit | |||||
Major General Paul J. Rock Jr. Promotable [11] | U.S. Marine Corps |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Director, Reserve Affairs Division (RA), Office of the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) [12] | Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department (M&RA) | Major General Karl D. Pierson [13] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Director, Operations Division, Office of the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O) | Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) | Major General Jason L. Morris [14] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commanding General, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) | Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST) | Major General Thomas B. Savage [15] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) and Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities) (ADC I&L(F)) | Office of the Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (DC I&L) | Major General David W. Maxwell [16] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) and Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler | Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) | Major General Brian N. Wolford [17] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps | Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) | Major General Roberta L. Shea [18] Promotable [19] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
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 [20] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
In transit | |||||
Major General Stephen E. Liszewski | U.S. Marine Corps |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command (MARCORLOGCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Keith D. Reventlow [21] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) | Not applicable | Major General William J. Bowers [22] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
These are general officers awaiting promotion to major general while retaining their current position or do not have their position announced yet.
Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
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Nominations (January 2024) | |||
Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze | U.S. Marine Corps | Confirmed by the Senate 31 January 2024 [43] [44] | |
Brigadier General Ryan S. Rideout | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Nominations (December 2023) | |||
Brigadier General Sean N. Day | U.S. Marine Corps | Confirmed by the Senate 31 January 2024 [45] [46] |
Carol A. Mutter is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. She is one of the first women in the history of the United States Armed Forces to be appointed to a three-star grade, the first in the Marine Corps. She retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 1999. Her last active duty assignment was as Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
Eric M. Smith is a United States Marine Corps general who has served as the 39th commandant of the Marine Corps since 22 September 2023. He served as acting commandant of the Marine Corps between 10 July 2023 and 22 September 2023 while awaiting Senate confirmation. Before nomination to the position he served as the 36th assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and before that as the deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, being succeeded by Karsten Heckl.
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Bradford J. Gering is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the deputy commandant for aviation of the United States Marine Corps since February 2024. He most recently served as the acting commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force from August 2023 to February 2024. He previously served as commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing from July 2021 to June 2023. He also served as Deputy Director of Operations of the United States Africa Command. Previously, he was the Deputy Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command. In 1989, Gering was commissioned as a second lieutenant. From 2012 to 2014, he was the commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) at MCAS Yuma in Arizona.
Paul Joseph Rock Jr. is a United States Marine Corps major general who served as commandant of the National War College from 2023 to 2024. He most recently served as commander of United States Marine Forces Central Command. Previously, he served as the Director of Strategy and Plans at HQMC; Deputy Commanding General of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade from July 26, 2019, to July 10, 2020. Rock is a 1988 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. After flight training, he was designated a naval aviator in 1990.
Ryan P. Heritage is a United States Marine Corps major general who serves as the director of operations of the United States Cyber Command. He previously served as the commander of the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and Marine Corps Forces Space Command, and Marine Corps Information Command.
James W. Bierman Jr. is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Japan from 2021 to 2024. He most recently served as Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Division from August 12, 2020 to November 8, 2021. Previously, he served as the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command from June 7, 2018 to July 17, 2020.
Roger B. Turner Jr. is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force since January 26, 2024. He previously served as the acting Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations.