Claim: The current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, which in recent decades has frequently been a Marine aviator, is Gary L. Thomas.
Evidence: The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) is the second highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps, and serves as a deputy for the commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC). In recent decades, the assistant commandant has frequently been a Marine aviator. The 35th and current assistant commandant is Gary L. Thomas, who took office on 4 October 2018, when Glenn M. Walters retired.