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ecorations 4 dates of promotion 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents eric smith general 6 languages deutsch español فارسی עברית русский українська edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia american 39th commandant of the marine corps eric smith official portrait born 1965 12 08 december 8 1965 age 60 kansas city missouri u s education texas a m university ba military career allegiance united states branch united states marine corps service years 1987 present rank general commands commandant of the marine corps assistant commandant of the marine corps marine corps combat development command iii marine expeditionary force first marine division united states marine corps forces south 8th marine regiment 1st battalion 5th marines conflicts persian gulf war iraq war war in afghanistan awards defense distinguished service medal 2 legion of merit bronze star 2 purple heart eric smith s voice smith s opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be commandant of the marine corps recorded june 13 2023 eric m smith born december 8 1965 is an american general who has served as the 39th commandant of the united states marine corps since 2023 smith was born in missouri and raised in texas he received his commission in the united states marine corps via the naval reserve officers training corps when he graduated from texas a m university in 1987 early in his career he was deployed during the gulf war and during operation assured response in liberia he was the naval section chief of the u s military group in venezuela from 2001 to 2003 smith was deployed for the iraq war multiple times and for the war in afghanistan he commanded united states marine corps forces south from 2015 to 2016 smith was then the senior military assistant to the u s secretary of defense under ash carter and jim mattis after that he commanded the 1st marine division from 2017 to 2018 and the iii marine expeditionary force from 2018 to 2019 he then served as the commander of the marine corps combat development command before he became the 36th assistant commandant of the marine corps in 2021 at the commandant of the marine corps he continued implementation of force design which started under his predecessor early life and education edit eric smith was born on december 8 1965 1 in kansas city missouri he was raised in plano texas 2 smith was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the united states marine corps in 1987 through the naval reserve officers training corps program at texas a m university during his time at a m he was a member of the ross volunteers and commander of the fightin texas aggie band in the texas a m university corps of cadets military career edit after completing the basic school and infantry officer s course he received assignment to 2nd battalion 3rd marines as rifle platoon commander participating in operation desert shield desert storm following a tour as an officer selection officer he attended the amphibious warfare school and then reported to 2nd battalion 2nd marines for duty as commanding officer of weapons and e companies during this tour he participated in operation assured response in monrovia liberia 3 after a tour as a marine officer instructor at texas a m university he attended the united states army command and general staff college the following assignment was as the naval section chief at the u s military group in caracas venezuela from 2001 to 2003 he was a foreign area officer and can speak spanish 4 from 2003 until 2006 smith served in the 1st marine division as the division operations officer executive officer of regimental combat team 1 commanding officer of 1st battalion 5th marines during this time had several deployments to iraq in support of operation iraqi freedom including fallujah in 2004 and ramadi in 2005 he has also served in the 2nd marine division as the assistant chief of staff and the commanding officer of 8th marine regiment which was deployed to afghanistan and was involved in operation enduring freedom from july to november 2015 he commanded the marine corps forces southern command in miami florida he was the first dedicated commander of marine forces south at its miami headquarters 4 then he was transferred to the pentagon to serve as the senior military assistant to the secretary of defense ash carter and jim mattis 5 6 as a major general smith assumed command of the first marine division at camp pendleton 7 the division is part of the larger i marine expeditionary force 8 as commander he led a hazing crackdown but was rebuked by a military judge 9 in may 2018 smith was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general 10 and assignment as commanding general of iii marine expeditionary force 11 he received his promotion and assumed command of iii mef in august 2018 12 on 13 june 2019 smith assumed responsibility as the commanding general marine corps combat development command and the deputy commandant for combat development and integration in july 2021 he was nominated and confirmed for promotion to four star general and assignment as assistant commandant of the marine corps succeeding gary l thomas 13 he assumed the position from the retiring gary l thomas on 8 october 2021 commandant of the marine corps edit smith is sworn in as the 39th commandant of the marine corps by carlos del toro secretary of the navy on 22 september 2023 in may 2023 smith was nominated to succeed general david berger as commandant of the marine corps 14 15 16 his confirmation hearing before the senate armed services committee was held on 13 june 2023 17 smith became acting commandant upon berger s retirement on 10 july 2023 as his confirmation was delayed by senator tommy tuberville s hold on military nominees 18 19 he was confirmed by a unanimous 96 0 vote on 21 september 2023 and sworn in on 22 september 20 21 22 after taking office smith continued to perform the duties of both the commandant and the assistant commandant because the nomination of christopher j mahoney for the latter role was still being delayed in the senate 23 24 on 29 october 2023 smith was hospitalized after a medical emergency while jogging near his home at marine barracks washington d c he was found and assisted by bystanders who called emergency services 25 26 smith was diagnosed with cardiac arrest on 9 november he issued a statement saying my recovery is going well and i look forward to getting back in the fight as soon as i can 27 as of the time of his swearing in as assistant commandant general christopher j mahoney has been performing general smith s duties as commandant of the marine corps before mahoney was sworn in on 3 november 28 lieutenant general karsten heckl was performing the duties of commandant 29 smith returned to his duties as commandant on 5 march 2024 after having recovered 24 as commandant smith continued implementing force design the reform of the marine corps started by his predecessor he did not publish an update for 2024 but he provided testimony on it to the senate on 16 may 2024 30 on 23 october 2025 he published the 2025 force design update and affirmed that force design is the strategic priority of the corps 31 awards and decorations edit u s military decorations defense distinguished service medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster legion of merit bronze star medal with combat distinguishing device and one gold award star purple heart defense meritorious service medal meritorious service medal navy and marine corps commendation medal with two award stars navy and marine corps achievement medal with award star combat action ribbon with gold award star u s unit awards joint meritorious unit award with oak leaf cluster navy unit commendation with two bronze service stars navy meritorious unit commendation u s service campaign medals and service ribbons national defense service medal with bronze service star southwest asia service medal with two bronze campaign stars afghanistan campaign medal with two service stars iraq campaign medal with service star global war on terrorism expeditionary medal global war on terrorism service medal armed forces service medal humanitarian service medal sea service deployment ribbon with silver service star navy and marine corps overseas service ribbon with bronze service star marine corps recruiting service ribbon nato medal for service with isaf kuwait liberation medal saudi arabia kuwait liberation medal kuwait u s badges patches and tabs parachutist badge rifle expert badge 5th award pistol expert badge 5th award joint chiefs of staff identification badge office of the secretary of defense identification badge dates of promotion edit rank branch date second lieutenant marine corps 11 march 1987 32 first lieutenant captain major 1 may 1997 33 lieutenant colonel 27 february 2002 34 colonel 13 march 2008 35 brigadier general 21 june 2012 36 major general 1 may 2017 37 lieutenant general 28 june 2018 38 general 29 july 2021 39 references edit lamothe dan 31 may 2023 biden nominates no 2 marine corps officer to lead service the washington post retrieved 10 july 2023 commandant of the marine corps general eric m smith marines retrieved 30 july 2026 lieutenant general eric m smith commanding general iii marine expeditionary force and commander marine forces japan marines archived from the original on 11 august 2018 retrieved 30 july 2026 1 2 hodge seck hope 30 june 2015 1 star becomes first dedicated commander of marine forces south military times previous assignments 24 june 2017 smith m eric archived from the original on 12 may 2018 retrieved 7 march 2018 storied 1st marine division gets new commander 24 june 2017 retrieved 2 march 2018 first marine division retrieved 3 march 2018 16 marines separated for hazing retrieved 18 march 2018 pn1913 maj gen eric m smith marine corps u s congress 7 may 2018 retrieved 18 may 2018 general officer announcements u s department of defense 8 may 2018 archived from the original on 9 may 2018 retrieved 18 may 2018 iii mef bids farewell to nicholson welcomes smith as new commanding general defense visual information distribution service 2 august 2018 retrieved 2 august 2018 pn818 lt gen eric m smith marine corps u s congress retrieved 14 july 2021 lamothe dan 30 may 2023 biden expected to nominate no 2 marine corps officer to lead service the washington post retrieved 31 may 2023 pn691 gen eric m smith marine corps 118th congress 2023 2024 u s congress 30 may 2023 retrieved 31 may 2023 general officer announcements u s department of defense 31 may 2023 archived from the original on 31 may 2023 retrieved 1 june 2023 confirmation hearing of gen eric m smith usmc to be commandant of the marine corps senate armed services committee 13 june 2023 retrieved 10 july 2023 seligman lara o brien connor gould joe 13 june 2023 tuberville hold scrambles marines plans for top officer s retirement politico retrieved 10 july 2023 webcast commandant of the marine corps relinquishment of office ceremony dvids 10 july 2023 gould joe 21 september 2023 senate confirms army and marine chiefs bucking tuberville logjam politico retrieved 22 september 2023 loewenson irene 23 september 2023 top marine leader sworn in 1 day after senate confirmation marine corps times retrieved 23 september 2023 the marine corps finally gets an official top leader 21 september 2023 loewenson irene 18 september 2023 as both the no 1 and no 2 marine his schedule is not sustainable marine corps times retrieved 25 november 2025 1 2 shelbourne mallory 5 march 2024 gen eric smith resumes full duties after recovering from cardiac arrest usni news retrieved 25 november 2025 updated cmc eric smith hospitalized after heart attack 30 october 2023 archived from the original on 31 october 2023 white matt 28 november 2024 marine commandant nails fitness test 11 months after heart surgery task and purpose retrieved 25 november 2025 loewenson irene 9 november 2023 top marine recovering from cardiac arrest plans to return to work marine times retrieved 9 november 2023 general christopher j mahoney united states marine corps flagship retrieved 26 november 2023 dead link loewenson irene 2 november 2023 no 2 marine confirmed by senate amid top marine s health crisis marine corps times feickert andrew 24 november 2025 u s marine corps force design initiative background and issues for congress www congress gov congressional research service retrieved 3 april 2026 marine corps lays out aggressive modernization efforts in force design update www marines mil u s marine corps 23 october 2025 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn114 marine corps www congress gov u s congress 1987 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn272 marine corps www congress gov u s congress 1997 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn1418 marine corps www congress gov u s congress 2002 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn1249 marine corps www congress gov u s congress 2008 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn1243 marine corps www congress gov u s congress 2012 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn113 marine corps www congress gov u s congress 2017 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn1913 maj gen eric m smith marine corps www congress gov u s congress 2018 retrieved 3 april 2026 pn818 lt gen eric m smith marine corps www congress gov u s congress 2021 retrieved 3 april 2026 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to eric m smith appearances on c span military offices preceded by david w coffman commander of united states marine corps forces south 2015 2016 succeeded by kevin iiams preceded by ronald f lewis senior military assistant to the secretary of defense 2016 2017 succeeded by craig s faller preceded by daniel j o donohue commanding general of the 1st marine division 2017 2018 succeeded by robert f castellvi preceded by lawrence d nicholson commanding general of the iii marine expeditionary force 2018 2019 succeeded by h stacy clardy preceded by david h berger deputy commandant for combat development and integration of the united states marine corps commanding general of the marine corps combat development command 2019 2021 succeeded by karsten heckl preceded by gary l thomas assistant commandant of the marine corps 2021 2023 succeeded by christopher j mahoney preceded by david h berger commandant of the marine corps 2023 present incumbent order of precedence preceded by randy a george as chief of staff of the army order of precedence of the united states as commandant of the marine corps succeeded by daryl l caudle as chief of naval operations v t e senior officials in the united states department of defense secretary of defense pete hegseth deputy secretary of defense 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