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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 | Deputy Director for Current and Integrated Operations (J-3), Joint Staff |  (J-3) Operations Directorate |  | Major General David L. Odom [1] |  U.S. Marine Corps |
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 | Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Not applicable |  | Major General Sean M. Salene [2] | U.S. Marine Corps |
 | Director, Strategic Planning and Policy (J-5), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable |  | Major General Jay M. Bargeron [3] | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Other joint positions | |||||
 | Commander, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) |  U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) |  | Major General Lorna M. Mahlock [4] | 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 Brian N. Wolford [5] | 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 [6] | U.S. Marine Corps |
 | Commandant, National War College (NWC) | National Defense University (NDU) |  | Major General Paul J. Rock Jr. [7] | 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) [8] |  Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department (M&RA) |  | Major General Karl D. Pierson [9] | U.S. Marine Corps |
 | Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O) |  Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) |  | Major General William H. Swan [10] | 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 [11] | 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 [12] | 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 [13] | 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 Stephen E. Liszewski [14] | U.S. Marine Corps |
 | Inspector General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) | Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) |  | Major General Jason Q. Bohm [15] | U.S. Marine Corps |
 | Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps | Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) |  | Major General Roberta L. Shea [16] | 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 [17] | 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 [18] | U.S. Marine Corps |
 | Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) | Not applicable |  | Major General William J. Bowers [19] | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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| Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | |||||
 | Director, Expeditionary Warfare (N95), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |  Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9) |  | Major General Marcus B. Annibale [39] [40] | 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 Melvin G. Carter | U.S. Marine Corps | Confirmed by the Senate 31 January 2024 [41] [42] |
 | Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Major General Robert C. Fulford | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Brigadier General Peter D. Huntley | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Brigadier General Julie L. Nethercot | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Brigadier General Ryan S. Rideout | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Brigadier General George B. Rowell IV | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Brigadier General Daniel L. Shipley | U.S. Marine Corps | |
 | Brigadier General James B. Wellons | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| Nominations (December 2023) | |||
 | Brigadier General Sean N. Day | U.S. Marine Corps | Confirmed by the Senate 31 January 2024 [43] [44] |
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-operating forces in support of Combatant Commander (CCDR) and service requirements; serves as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and commands embarked Marine Corps forces; coordinates Marine Corps-Navy integration of operational initiatives and advises CDR U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) on support to Marine Corps forces assigned to naval ships, bases, and installations; conducts Service directed operational tasks as required. COMMARFORCOM is also the Commander, Marine Corps Forces Northern Command (MARFORNORTH), the Marine service component command of U.S. Northern Command.
The Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPAC) is the largest maritime landing force in the world. Its units are spread across the Pacific Ocean and reports to the United States Pacific Command. It is headquartered at MCB Camp H. M. Smith, HI and directs and commands all the subordinate elements of the Navy Expeditionary Strike Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force components that follow under the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet and the Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC). The Commanding General of Marine Corps Forces, Pacific is dual-posted as the Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. FMFPAC is under operational control of the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), when deployed.
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.
John Stephen Kolasheski is a senior officer in the United States Army and the current commanding general of V Corps.
James F. Glynn is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who serves as the deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs of the Marine Corps since October 2022. He commanded United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command from June 2020 to May 2022.
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.
Michael P. "Buzz" Donnelly is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval flight officer who has served as Director of Air Warfare of the United States Navy since August 3, 2023. He most recently served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 5 and Task Force 70 from October 2021 to June 2023. He previously served as the 37th commander of United States Naval Forces Korea, concurrently serving as commander of Navy Region Korea and Task Force 78 from April 2019 to September 2021.
Michael Elliott Langley is a United States Marine Corps general who has served as the commander of the United States Africa Command since August 9, 2022. He most recently served as commander of United States Marine Corps Forces Command, United States Marine Corps Forces Northern Command, and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic from November 2021 to August 2022. He also served as deputy commander of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and before that as commander of United States Marine Forces Europe and Africa.
Ryan P. Heritage is a United States Marine Corps major general who served as the commander of the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and Marine Corps Forces Space Command, and Marine Corps Information Command. He previously served as the commander of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
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.
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