James F. "Jim" Amos is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps. As a naval aviator, Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during the Iraq War in 2003 and 2006. He served as the 31st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2010, and was the first Marine Corps aviator to serve as commandant.
Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) is the United States Marine Corps service component command of United States Indo-Pacific Command. It is the largest field command in the Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp H. M. Smith in Hawaii.
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 Forces 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.
William L. "Spider" Nyland, a veteran of the Vietnam War, is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star General who served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2005. He retired from the Marine Corps in November 2005 after over 37 years of distinguished service.
Terrence Rex Dake is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) from 1998 to 2000.
John Revell "Jack" Dailey is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) and Chief of Staff from 1990 to 1992, Acting Associate Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1992 to 1999; and director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) from 2000 to 2018.
Joseph Francis Dunford Jr.KBE AO MSC OMRI is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2015 until September 30, 2019. He was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Dunford is the first Marine Corps officer to serve in four different four-star positions; the others include commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan from February 2013 until August 2014, and as the 32nd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from October 23, 2010, to December 15, 2012. He has commanded several units, including the 5th Marine Regiment during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Niel E. "Rick" Nelson is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General. He took command of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa in 2015. His final assignment before his 2018 retirement was as Assistant Deputy Commandant for Combat Development & Integration and Deputy Commanding General of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
David Hilberry Berger is a United States Marine Corps four-star general currently serving as the 38th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
Eric M. Smith is a United States Marine Corps general who serves as the 36th assistant commandant of the Marine Corps since 8 October 2021. He most recently served as the deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, being succeeded by Karsten Heckl.
Gary Lee Thomas is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general. He was most recently the 35th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Gen Thomas is a naval aviator who flew the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and participated in combat operations during the Gulf War, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan. He has commanded at the squadron and Wing level and also lead Marine Corps aviation's weapons school. Thomas is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and National Defense University.
George William Smith Jr. is a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps who serves as commander of the I Marine Expeditionary Force since September 23, 2021. He most recently served as the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations until August 2021. He previously served as Senior Military Assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense, a position for which he was nominated by James Mattis in September 2018. He was commissioned in 1985 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through a Naval ROTC program. He is the son of George W. Smith, who was a major general in the Marine Corps.
The Deputy Commandant for Aviation (DCA) is the United States Marine Corps' principle advisor on all aviation matters and is the spokesperson for Marine Corps Aviation programs, requirements, and strategy throughout the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense. DCA is normally the highest-ranking naval aviator in the Marine Corps and reports directly to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The role of DCA is an administrative position and has no operational command authority over United States Marine Corps Aviation forces.
Michael S. Groen is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the Commander of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Previously, he was the Deputy Chief of Computer Network Operations of the National Security Agency.
Karsten Selby "Hazel" Heckl is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who serves as the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration and Commanding General of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command. Heckl most recently served as the Commander of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. He previously served as commander of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
John M. Jansen is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources. He previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Marine Corps Community Services and was the 44th Commandant of the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He commanded 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Marine Aircraft Group 11, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251. He was a Marine Fighter/Attack pilot flying the F/A-18 in which he had almost 3,000 hours and in which he made over 480 arrested carrier landings. He was the Marine Tailhooker of the Year Award recipient in 2006. For more than three decades, LtGen Jansen led Marines in first-response, security and high-risk combat operations around the globe to include nine overseas deployments.
Michael S. Cederholm is a United States Marine Corps major general who has served as the Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing since July 10, 2020. Previously, he served as the Deputy Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command.
Brian Woodburn Cavanaugh is a United States Marine Corps major general who has served as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing since June 11, 2021. Previously, he served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs of the United States Marine Corps. His promotion to major general was authorized by the U.S. Senate in May 2021.
