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Roads</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_VA" class="mw-redirect" title="Norfolk, VA">Norfolk, VA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">LtGen</a> <a href="/wiki/Roberta_L._Shea" title="Roberta L. 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McDonald</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Marine Corps Forces Northern Command</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_Forces_Northern_Command.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Marine_Corps_Forces_Northern_Command.jpg/150px-Marine_Corps_Forces_Northern_Command.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Marine_Corps_Forces_Northern_Command.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command</b> (COMMARFORCOM), headquartered at the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Hampton_Roads" title="Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads">Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads</a> in <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a>, 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, <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force,_Atlantic" title="Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic">Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic</a> (CG FMFLANT) and commands embarked Marine Corps forces; coordinates Marine Corps-Navy integration of operational initiatives and advises CDR U.S. <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Forces_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Forces Command">Fleet Forces Command</a> (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 <a href="/wiki/U.S._Northern_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Northern Command">U.S. Northern Command</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was established on 13 July 1992 as <b>Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic</b> (MARFORLANT), and was renamed Marine Corps Forces Command on 30 December 2004. Between 1994 and 1997 its headquarters was briefly moved to <a href="/wiki/Camp_Lejeune" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Lejeune">Camp Lejeune</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, before returning to Norfolk. The Commander of Marine Forces Atlantic (since 2004 the Marine Corps Forces Command) is also simultaneously the Commanding General, <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force,_Atlantic" title="Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic">Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic</a> (FMFLANT).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1990s, Marine Forces Atlantic was one of the two active field commands of the Marine Corps, along with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces,_Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific">U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific</a> (MARFORPAC). The Commander of MARFORLANT (and later MARFORCOM) was also simultaneously the Commander-designate of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces_Europe_and_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa">Marine Corps Forces Europe</a> (MARFOREUR) and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces,_South" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South">Marine Corps Forces South</a> (MARFORSOUTH), while the Commander of MARFORPAC was the Commander-designate for <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces_Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command">Marine Corps Forces Central Command</a> (MARCENT) and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces,_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Korea">Marine Corps Forces Korea</a> (MARFORK).<sup id="cite_ref-currentops_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-currentops-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The "designate" commands had a minimal staff during peacetime that would be activated and become part of a larger component command in the event of a war.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, both Marine Forces Europe/Africa and Marine Forces South became fully independent headquarters with dedicated commanders.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, the responsibility for leading Marine Corps Forces Northern Command (MARFORNORTH) was transferred to the commander of MARFORCOM, after previously being held by the commander of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps Reserve">U.S. Marine Corps Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As COMMARFORCOM, commands Service retained-operational forces. As CG FMFLANT, commands Service retained-operational forces embarked aboard Naval shipping. As COMMARFORNORTH, advises the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Northern_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Northern Command">U.S. Northern Command</a> on the usage of Marine Corps forces in homeland defense operations. </p> <ul><li>Status and Command Relationships. MARFORCOM is a Service retained component headquarters with the following command relationships. <ul><li>COMMARFORCOM reports to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC).</li> <li>COMMARFORCOM commands and exercises administrative control (ADCON) of the following subordinate commands: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/II_Marine_Expeditionary_Force" title="II Marine Expeditionary Force">II Marine Expeditionary Force</a> (II MEF)</li> <li>Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (HQSVCBN)</li> <li>Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group (MCSCG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Security_Force_Regiment" title="Marine Corps Security Force Regiment">Marine Corps Security Force Regiment</a> (MCSFR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Embassy_Security_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Corps Embassy Security Group">Marine Corps Embassy Security Group</a> (MCESG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_Biological_Incident_Response_Force" title="Chemical Biological Incident Response Force">Chemical Biological Incident Response Force</a> (CBIRF)</li> <li>Marine Corps Information Command (MARCOR INFOCOM). The Commander of <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Forces_Cyberspace_Command" title="Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command">Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command</a> serves as the Commanding General (CG) of MARCOR INFOCOM.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanders">List of commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2">Commander<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="3">Term </th></tr> <tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Term length </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="center"><b>Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic</b> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Keys_WM_LTG.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="William M. Keys"><img alt="William M. Keys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Keys_WM_LTG.jpg/100px-Keys_WM_LTG.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Keys_WM_LTG.jpg/150px-Keys_WM_LTG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Keys_WM_LTG.jpg/200px-Keys_WM_LTG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Keys, William M.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_M._Keys" title="William M. Keys">William M. Keys</a></b><br /><small>(born 1937)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7003109500000000000♠"></span>2 years, 364 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert B. Johnston"><img alt="Robert B. Johnston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg/100px-LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg/150px-LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg/200px-LtGenRbtBJohnston_USMC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="242" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Johnston, Robert B.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Johnston" title="Robert B. Johnston">Robert B. Johnston</a></b><br /><small>(1941–2023)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1995</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002396000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 31 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Charles E. Wilhelm"><img alt="Charles E. Wilhelm" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg/100px-LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg/150px-LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg/200px-LtGen_Charles_E._Wilhelm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Wilhelm, Charles E.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Wilhelm" title="Charles E. Wilhelm">Charles E. Wilhelm</a></b><br /><small>(born 1941)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1995</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 November 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002845000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 114 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Peter_Pace,_official_military_portrait,_1992.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="Peter Pace"><img alt="Peter Pace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/General_Peter_Pace%2C_official_military_portrait%2C_1992.JPEG/100px-General_Peter_Pace%2C_official_military_portrait%2C_1992.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/General_Peter_Pace%2C_official_military_portrait%2C_1992.JPEG/150px-General_Peter_Pace%2C_official_military_portrait%2C_1992.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/General_Peter_Pace%2C_official_military_portrait%2C_1992.JPEG/200px-General_Peter_Pace%2C_official_military_portrait%2C_1992.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Pace, Peter</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Pace" title="Peter Pace">Peter Pace</a></b><br /><small>(born 1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 November 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 September 2000</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003102000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 290 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Raymond P. Ayres"><img alt="Raymond P. Ayres" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg/100px-LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg/150px-LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg/200px-LtGen_Raymond_P._Ayres_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2388" data-file-height="2988" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ayres, Raymond P.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Raymond_P._Ayres" title="Raymond P. Ayres">Raymond P. Ayres</a></b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 September 2000</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002706000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 341 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin R. Berndt"><img alt="Martin R. Berndt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg/100px-LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg/150px-LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg/200px-LtGen_Martin_R._Berndt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="750" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Berndt, Martin R.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_R._Berndt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martin R. Berndt (page does not exist)">Martin R. Berndt</a></b><br /><small>(born 1941)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 2004</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002731000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 0 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert R. Blackman Jr."><img alt="Robert R. Blackman Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg/100px-RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg/150px-RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg/200px-RR_Blackman_USMC.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Blackman, Robert R. Jr.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_R._Blackman_Jr." title="Robert R. Blackman Jr.">Robert R. Blackman Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(born 1948)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 2004</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 July 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003106700000000000♠"></span>2 years, 337 days</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="7" align="center"><b>Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command</b> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Joseph F. Weber"><img alt="Joseph F. Weber" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg/100px-Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg/150px-Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg/200px-Lt._Gen._Joseph_F._Weber.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Weber, Joseph F.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_F._Weber&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph F. Weber (page does not exist)">Joseph F. Weber</a></b><br /><small>(born 1950)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 July 2007<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 August 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002380000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 14 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Richard_F._Natonski_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Richard F. Natonski"><img alt="Richard F. Natonski" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/LtGen_Richard_F._Natonski_%282%29.jpg/100px-LtGen_Richard_F._Natonski_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/LtGen_Richard_F._Natonski_%282%29.jpg/150px-LtGen_Richard_F._Natonski_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/LtGen_Richard_F._Natonski_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="246" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Natonski, Richard F.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Natonski" title="Richard F. Natonski">Richard F. Natonski</a></b><br /><small>(born 1951)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 August 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17 August 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002746000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 16 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dennis J. Hejlik"><img alt="Dennis J. Hejlik" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg/100px-LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg/150px-LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg/200px-LtGen_Dennis_Hejlik.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1131" data-file-height="1464" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hejik, Dennis J.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hejlik" title="Dennis Hejlik">Dennis J. Hejlik</a></b><br /><small>(born 1947)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17 August 2010<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 July 2012<sup id="cite_ref-hejlik_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hejlik-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002703000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 338 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John M. Paxton Jr."><img alt="John M. Paxton Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._%282%29.jpg/100px-LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._%282%29.jpg/150px-LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._%282%29.jpg/200px-LtGen_John_M._Paxton_Jr._%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Paxton, John M. Jr.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_M._Paxton_Jr." title="John M. Paxton Jr.">John M. Paxton Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(born 1951)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 July 2012<sup id="cite_ref-hejlik_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hejlik-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 December 2012<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002146000000000000♠"></span>146 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_B._Crowe_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="W. Blake Crowe"><img alt="W. Blake Crowe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/William_B._Crowe_%282%29.jpg/100px-William_B._Crowe_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/William_B._Crowe_%282%29.jpg/150px-William_B._Crowe_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/William_B._Crowe_%282%29.jpg/200px-William_B._Crowe_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2399" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Crowe, W. Blake</span>Brigadier General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=W._Blake_Crowe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. Blake Crowe (page does not exist)">W. Blake Crowe</a></b><br /><small>(born 1967)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">13 December 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">28 June 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002197000000000000♠"></span>197 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon,_USMC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Richard T. Tryon"><img alt="Richard T. Tryon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon%2C_USMC.jpg/100px-Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon%2C_USMC.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon%2C_USMC.jpg/150px-Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon%2C_USMC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon%2C_USMC.jpg/200px-Lt._Gen._Richard_T._Tryon%2C_USMC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Tryon, Richard T.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_T._Tryon" title="Richard T. Tryon">Richard T. Tryon</a></b><br /><small>(born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1954</span>)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 June 2013<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 2014</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002368000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 3 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Neller_July_9,_2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert B. Neller"><img alt="Robert B. Neller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Neller_July_9%2C_2015.JPG/100px-Neller_July_9%2C_2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Neller_July_9%2C_2015.JPG/150px-Neller_July_9%2C_2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Neller_July_9%2C_2015.JPG/200px-Neller_July_9%2C_2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Neller, Robert B.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Neller" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert B. Neller">Robert B. Neller</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 2014</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 September 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002449000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 84 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bradford_J._Gering.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bradford J. Gering"><img alt="Bradford J. Gering" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Bradford_J._Gering.jpg/100px-Bradford_J._Gering.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Bradford_J._Gering.jpg/150px-Bradford_J._Gering.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Bradford_J._Gering.jpg/200px-Bradford_J._Gering.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1386" data-file-height="1733" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Gering, Bradford J.</span>Brigadier General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bradford_Gering" title="Bradford Gering">Bradford J. Gering</a></b><br /><small>(born 1967)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">23 September 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">18 December 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001860000000000000♠"></span>86 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John E. Wissler"><img alt="John E. Wissler" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg/100px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg/150px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg/200px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_WISSLER.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Wissler, John E.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wissler" title="John Wissler">John E. Wissler</a></b><br /><small>(born 1956)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 December 2015<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 August 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002605000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 239 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mark A. Brilakis"><img alt="Mark A. Brilakis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg/100px-Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg/150px-Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg/200px-Lt._Gen._Mark_A._Brilakis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Brilakis, Mark A.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mark_A._Brilakis" title="Mark A. Brilakis">Mark A. Brilakis</a></b><br /><small>(born 1958)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 August 2017<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 July 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002688000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 323 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert F. Hedelund"><img alt="Robert F. Hedelund" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg/100px-Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg/150px-Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg/200px-Lt._Gen._Robert_F._Hedelund.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2976" data-file-height="3720" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hedelund, Robert F.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Hedelund" title="Robert F. Hedelund">Robert F. Hedelund</a></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 July 2019<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 October 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002845000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 114 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_E._Langley_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael E. Langley"><img alt="Michael E. Langley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Michael_E._Langley_%282%29.jpg/100px-Michael_E._Langley_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Michael_E._Langley_%282%29.jpg/150px-Michael_E._Langley_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Michael_E._Langley_%282%29.jpg/200px-Michael_E._Langley_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Langley, Michael E.</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Langley" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael E. Langley">Michael E. Langley</a></b><br /><small>(born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1963</span>)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">25 October 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">3 November 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7000900000000000000♠"></span>9 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael E. Langley"><img alt="Michael E. Langley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Michael_E._Langley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="780" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Langley, Michael E.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Langley" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael E. Langley">Michael E. Langley</a></b><br /><small>(born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1963</span>)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 November 2021<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 August 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002274000000000000♠"></span>274 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John F. Kelliher III"><img alt="John F. Kelliher III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg/100px-BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg/150px-BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg/200px-BGen_John_F._Kelliher_III.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Kelliher, John F. III</span>Brigadier General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kelliher_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John F. Kelliher III (page does not exist)">John F. Kelliher III</a></b><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">4 August 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">30 August 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001260000000000000♠"></span>26 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Brian W. Cavanaugh"><img alt="Brian W. Cavanaugh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_%282%29.jpg/100px-LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_%282%29.jpg/150px-LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_%282%29.jpg/200px-LtGen_Brian_W._Cavanaugh_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Cavanaugh, Brian W.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Brian_W._Cavanaugh" title="Brian W. Cavanaugh">Brian W. Cavanaugh</a></b><br /><small>(born 1968)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 August 2022<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 August 2024</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002707000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 342 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Roberta L. Shea"><img alt="Roberta L. Shea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg/100px-LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg/150px-LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg/200px-LtGen_Roberta_L._Shea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3001" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Shea, Roberta L.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Roberta_L._Shea" title="Roberta L. Shea">Roberta L. Shea</a></b><br /><small>(born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1967</span>)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 August 2024</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002182000000000000♠"></span>182 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>U.S. Armed Forces operations commands</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Forces_Command" title="United States Army Forces Command">United States Army Forces Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">United States Fleet Forces Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Operations_Command" title="Space Operations Command">Space Operations Command</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>This article incorporates text in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> from the United States Marine Corps</i>.</dd></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/MARINE%20CORPS%20FORCES%20COMMAND.pdf">MARINE CORPS FORCES COMMAND</a>. <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_University" title="Marine Corps University">Marine Corps University</a>. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th id="25px_Marine_Forces,_Commandand_Marine_Forces,_North1114" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:19em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARFORCOM.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MARFORCOM.PNG/25px-MARFORCOM.PNG" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MARFORCOM.PNG/38px-MARFORCOM.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MARFORCOM.PNG/50px-MARFORCOM.PNG 2x" data-file-width="123" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Marine Forces, Command<br />and Marine Forces, North</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:19em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:II_MEF_insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/II_MEF_insignia.jpg/25px-II_MEF_insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/II_MEF_insignia.jpg/38px-II_MEF_insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/II_MEF_insignia.jpg/50px-II_MEF_insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2136" data-file-height="2670" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/II_Marine_Expeditionary_Force" title="II Marine Expeditionary Force">II Marine Expeditionary Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">• <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Marine Division (United States)">2nd Marine Division</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Aircraft_Wing" title="2nd Marine Aircraft Wing">2nd Marine Aircraft Wing</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Logistics_Group" title="2nd Marine Logistics Group">2nd Marine Logistics Group</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Expeditionary_Brigade_(United_States)" title="2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States)">2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/22nd_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit">22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/24th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="24th Marine Expeditionary Unit">24th Marine Expeditionary Unit</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/26th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="26th Marine Expeditionary Unit">26th Marine Expeditionary Unit</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> • <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARFOREUR-AF.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MARFOREUR-AF.png/25px-MARFOREUR-AF.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MARFOREUR-AF.png/38px-MARFOREUR-AF.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MARFOREUR-AF.png/50px-MARFOREUR-AF.png 2x" data-file-width="688" data-file-height="688" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Europe_and_Africa" title="United States Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa">Marine Forces, Europe and Africa</a><br />• <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png/25px-Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png/38px-Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png/50px-Insignia_United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_South.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="161" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces,_South" title="United States Marine Corps Forces, South">Marine Forces, South</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Strategic_Command" title="United States Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command">Marine Forces, Strategic Command</a><br />• <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png/25px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png/38px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png/50px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Marine_Forces_Space_Command.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Space_Command" title="United States Marine Corps Forces Space Command">Marine Forces, Space Command</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force,_Pacific" title="Fleet Marine Force, Pacific">Fleet Marine Force, Pacific</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:19em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces,_Pacific.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces%2C_Pacific.png/25px-Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces%2C_Pacific.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces%2C_Pacific.png/38px-Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces%2C_Pacific.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces%2C_Pacific.png/50px-Seal_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_Forces%2C_Pacific.png 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="529" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces,_Pacific" title="United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific">Marine Forces, Pacific</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:19em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IMEFlogo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/IMEFlogo.jpg/25px-IMEFlogo.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/IMEFlogo.jpg/38px-IMEFlogo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/IMEFlogo.jpg/50px-IMEFlogo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="287" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/I_Marine_Expeditionary_Force" title="I Marine Expeditionary Force">I Marine Expeditionary Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">• <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Marine Division (United States)">1st Marine Division</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/3rd_Marine_Aircraft_Wing" title="3rd Marine Aircraft Wing">3rd Marine Aircraft Wing</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Logistics_Group" title="1st Marine Logistics Group">1st Marine Logistics Group</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Expeditionary_Brigade_(United_States)" title="1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States)">1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/11th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="11th Marine Expeditionary Unit">11th Marine Expeditionary Unit</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/13th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="13th Marine Expeditionary Unit">13th Marine Expeditionary Unit</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/15th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="15th Marine Expeditionary Unit">15th Marine Expeditionary Unit</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:19em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IIIMEFLogo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/IIIMEFLogo.jpg/25px-IIIMEFLogo.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/IIIMEFLogo.jpg/38px-IIIMEFLogo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/IIIMEFLogo.jpg/50px-IIIMEFLogo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="406" data-file-height="410" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/III_Marine_Expeditionary_Force" title="III Marine Expeditionary Force">III Marine Expeditionary Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">• <a href="/wiki/3rd_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Marine Division (United States)">3rd Marine Division</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Aircraft_Wing" title="1st Marine Aircraft Wing">1st Marine Aircraft Wing</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/3rd_Marine_Logistics_Group" title="3rd Marine Logistics Group">3rd Marine Logistics Group</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/3rd_Marine_Expeditionary_Brigade_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States)">3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade</a><br />• <a href="/wiki/31st_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="31st Marine Expeditionary Unit">31st Marine Expeditionary Unit</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> • <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARCENT_insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MARCENT_insignia.jpg/25px-MARCENT_insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MARCENT_insignia.jpg/38px-MARCENT_insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MARCENT_insignia.jpg/50px-MARCENT_insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Forces_Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marine Forces Central Command">Marine Forces, Central Command</a><br />• <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARFORK_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/MARFORK_logo.png/25px-MARFORK_logo.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/MARFORK_logo.png/38px-MARFORK_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/MARFORK_logo.png/50px-MARFORK_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces,_Korea" title="United States Marine Corps Forces, Korea">Marine Forces, Korea</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operating Contingent Forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:19em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MarforresLogo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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