Eric Smith (general)
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Eric M. Smith is an American general who has served as the 39th commandant of the United States Marine Corps since 2023.
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Smith is sworn in as the 39th commandant of the Marine Corps by Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the Navy, on 22 September 2023.
David Berger (general)
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David Hilberry Berger is an American retired general who served as the 38th commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023.
Eric Smith (general)
…succeeding Gary L. Thomas. He assumed the position from the retiring Gary L. Thomas on 8 October 2021. In May 2023, Smith was nominated to succeed General David Berger as commandant of the Marine Corps; his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee was held on 13 June 2023. Smith became acting…
Official portrait, 2019
General Berger (left) visits Marine forces in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2012
Berger at the State Department during the 247th Marine Corps birthday celebrations in 2022
Berger with General Koji Yamazaki, the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self Defense Forces, in 2022