# List of 3rd Marine Division commanders

The 3rd Marine Division is an infantry division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and Okinawa, Japan. It is one of three active duty divisions in the Marine Corps and together with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1stMAW) and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG) forms the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The division was first formed during World War II and saw four years of continuous combat in the Vietnam War.
During its history, four commanding generals became the Commandant of the Marine Corps (David M. Shoup, Robert E. Cushman Jr., Louis H. Wilson Jr. and Robert Neller) and another four commanding generals became Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (Charles D. Barrett, Allen H. Turnage, Lewis W. Walt and Raymond G. Davis).
Three commanding generals were recipients of Medal of Honor, the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor. They were: David M. Shoup, Louis H. Wilson Jr. and Raymond G. Davis.

## Commanding generals
### World War II

| # | Name | Rank | Start | End | Notability |
| 1 | BarrettCharles D. Barrett | O-04 Major general | September 16, 1942 | September 14, 1943 | Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars; oversaw the formation of the division; Served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and later assumed command of I Marine Amphibious Corps; Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
| 2 | TurnageAllen H. Turnage | O-04 Major general | September 15, 1943 | September 14, 1944 | Veteran of World War I, Banana Wars, Yangtze Patrol; led the division during Bougainville Campaign and recapture of Guam. Later served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps or Commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit. |
| 3 | NobleAlfred H. Noble (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | September 15, 1944 | October 13, 1944 | Veteran of World War I, Banana Wars, Bougainville Campaign and recapture of Guam; While serving as Assistant Division Commander he assumed temporary command; later commanded Department of the Pacific or Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic; Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, two awards of Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V". |
| 4 | ErskineGraves B. Erskine | O-04 Major general | October 14, 1944 | October 20, 1945 | Veteran of World War I, Banana Wars, battles of Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian or Guam; led the division during Battle of Iwo Jima; later commanded 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton or Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" or two awards of Purple Heart. |
| 5 | RileyWilliam E. Riley | O-04 Brigadier general | October 21, 1945 | December 28, 1945 | Veteran of World War I, Banana Wars, campaigns of Bougainville and the Philippines; led the division back to the United States for deactivation; later served as a chief of staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" or two awards of Purple Heart. |

### Reactivation

| # | Name | Rank | Start | End | Notability |
| 6 | TwiningMerrill B. Twining (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | January 7, 1952 | February 14, 1952 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol and Guadalcanal Campaign; oversaw the reactivation of the division; later commanded 1st Marine Division during Korean War and served as commandant of Marine Corps Schools, Quantico; two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Navy Commendation Medal. |
| 7 | PepperRobert H. Pepper | O-04 Major general | February 15, 1952 | May 9, 1954 | Veteran of World War I, World War II and Korean War; also commanded 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island or Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Navy Commendation Medal |
| 8 | RiseleyJames P. Riseley | O-04 Major general | May 10, 1954 | June 30, 1955 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian; later commanded Camp Pendleton or served as director of personnel at Headquarters Marine Corps; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal. |
| 9 | WornhamThomas A. Wornham | O-04 Major general | July 1, 1955 | July 26, 1956 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, Battle of Iwo Jima and Korean War; later commanded Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego or Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal. |
| 10 | KrulakVictor H. Krulak (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | July 27, 1956 | September 6, 1956 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, Raid on Choiseul, Battle of Okinawa and Korean War; Former Paramarine; later commanded Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego or Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. Father of late Commandant of the Marine Corps, Charles C. Krulak. |
| 11 | ShapleyAlan Shapley | O-04 Major general | September 7, 1956 | July 1, 1957 | Veteran of Bougainville Campaign, recapture of Guam, Battle of Okinawa and Korean War; Former Marine Raider; later commanded Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Reserve or Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic; Navy Cross, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal. |
| 12 | McAlisterFrancis M. McAlister | O-04 Major general | July 2, 1957 | March 28, 1958 | Veteran of Banana Wars, Yangtze Patrol, Bougainville Campaign, recapture of Guam, Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Okinawa and Korean War; later commanded Department of the Pacific; Silver Star, three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and Purple Heart. |
| 13 | ShoupDavid M. Shoup | O-04 Major general | March 29, 1958 | April 1, 1959 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian; later served as the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps; Medal of Honor, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", two awards of Purple Heart and British Distinguished Service Order. |
| 14 | TompkinsRathvon M. Tompkins (Acting) | O-04 Colonel | April 2, 1959 | May 8, 1959 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Korean War and Vietnam War; later commanded 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Khe Sanh in Vietnam War; also commanded Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island; Navy Cross, two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and Purple Heart. |
| 15 | HudsonLewis C. Hudson (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | May 9, 1959 | June 19, 1959 | Veteran of the battles of Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima; later commanded Troop Training Unit, Atlantic Fleet; Navy Cross, Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Purple Heart. |
| 16 | LuckeyRobert B. Luckey | O-04 Major general | June 20, 1959 | August 31, 1960 | Veteran of Banana Wars, Yangtze Patrol, Guadalcanal Campaign or Battle of Okinawa; later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic; Legion of Merit and two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 17 | WellerDonald M. Weller | O-04 Major general | September 1, 1960 | September 1, 1961 | Veteran of Bougainville Campaign, recapture of Guam and Battle of Iwo Jima; Pioneer of Naval gunfire support; later served as deputy commander, Fleet Marine Force Pacific; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 18 | CushmanRobert E. Cushman Jr. | O-04 Major general | September 2, 1961 | June 3, 1962 | Veteran of Bougainville Campaign, recapture of Guam, Battle of Iwo Jima or Vietnam War; Served as the 25th Commandant of the Marine Corps; also served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency or Commanded III Marine Expeditionary Force in Vietnam; Navy Cross, four awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 19 | BuseHenry W. Buse Jr. | O-04 Major general | June 4, 1962 | May 9, 1963 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, Battle of Cape Gloucester and Korean War; later served as commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific or Chief of Staff, Headquarters Marine Corps; two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 20 | MastersJames M. Masters Sr. | O-04 Major general | May 10, 1963 | June 16, 1964 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, New Britain campaign, Battle of Cape Gloucester and Okinawa; later served as commanding general, United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal. |
| 21 | CollinsWilliam R. Collins | O-04 Major general | June 17, 1964 | June 4, 1965 | Veteran of Battle of Iwo Jima and Vietnam War; Led 3rd Marine Division to Vietnam; later served as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force or Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations at Headquarters Marine Corps; Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Joint Service Commendation Medal. |
| 22 | WaltLewis W. Walt | O-04 Major general | June 5, 1965 | March 17, 1966 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, Guadalcanal Campaign, Battle of Cape Gloucester, Korean War and Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force or Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; two awards of Navy Cross, two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and two awards of Purple Heart. |
| 23 | KyleWood B. Kyle | O-04 Major general | March 18, 1966 | March 17, 1967 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, Camp Pendleton or 4th Marine Division; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Two awards of Silver Star, Legion of Merit and Purple Heart. |
| 24 | HochmuthBruno Hochmuth | O-04 Major general | March 19, 1967 | November 14, 1967 | Veteran of Yangtze Patrol, battles of Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa and Vietnam War; Died in helicopter crash while in command of the division; previously served as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego; two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit and two awards Purple Heart. |
| 25 | MetzgerLouis Metzger (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | November 15, 1967 | November 27, 1967 | Veteran of battles of Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa, Korean and Vietnam Wars; Assumed temporary command following the death of Hochmuth; later served as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and two awards Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 26 | TompkinsRathvon M. Tompkins | O-04 Major general | November 28, 1967 | May 20, 1968 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Korean War and Vietnam War; later commanded 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Khe Sanh in Vietnam War; also commanded Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island; Navy Cross, two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and Purple Heart. |
| 27 | DavisRaymond G. Davis | O-04 Major general | May 21, 1968 | April 14, 1969 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Korean War and Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, Marine Corps Combat Development Command or Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and Purple Heart. |
| 28 | JonesWilliam K. Jones | O-04 Major general | April 15, 1969 | March 30, 1970 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Korean War and Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Navy Cross, three awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. |
| 29 | WilsonLouis H. Wilson Jr. | O-04 Major general | March 31, 1970 | March 22, 1971 | Veteran of Bougainville Campaign, recapture of Guam and Vietnam War; later served as 25th Commandant of the Marine Corps; Medal of Honor, two awards of Defense Distinguished Service Medal, three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and three awards of Purple Heart. |
| 30 | MetzgerLouis Metzger | O-04 Major general | March 23, 1971 | January 7, 1972 | Veteran of battles of Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa, Korean and Vietnam Wars; previously served as temporary division commander following the death of Hochmuth; later served as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and two awards Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 31 | FeganJoseph C. Fegan Jr. | O-04 Major general | January 8, 1972 | January 7, 1973 | Veteran of battles of Saipan, Tinian, Korean and Vietnam Wars; later served as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego or Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Silver Star, three awards of Legion of Merit and three awards Purple Heart; A son of Marine Major general Joseph C. Fegan. |
| 32 | RyanMichael P. Ryan | O-04 Major general | January 8, 1973 | August 31, 1973 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Korean and Vietnam Wars; later commanded III Marine Expeditionary Force or Marine Corps Reserve; Navy Cross, Legion of Merit with Combat "V" or British Distinguished Service Cross. |
| 33 | HaynesFred E. Haynes Jr. | O-04 Major general | September 1, 1973 | August 22, 1974 | Veteran of Battle of Iwo Jima or Korean and Vietnam Wars; also served as commanding general of Camp Lejeune or 2nd Marine Division; Four awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" or Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 34 | HoughtonKenneth J. Houghton | O-04 Major general | August 23, 1974 | August 13, 1975 | Veteran of battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian or Korean and Vietnam Wars; also commanded 1st Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force or Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego; Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Silver Star, three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" or three awards Purple Heart. |
| 35 | WilkersonHerbert L. Wilkerson | O-04 Major general | August 14, 1975 | July 19, 1976 | Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, Korean or Vietnam Wars; previously served as commanding general, Camp Lejeune; two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V". |
| 36 | SmithGeorge W. Smith | O-04 Major general | July 20, 1976 | July 16, 1977 | Veteran of Battle of Okinawa, Korean or Vietnam Wars; previously served as commanding general, Camp Lejeune; Silver Star and Two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V". Father of Marine Lieutenant general George W. Smith Jr. |
| 37 | SchwenkAdolph G. Schwenk | O-04 Major general | July 17, 1977 | July 10, 1978 | Veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War; later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic; Navy Distinguished Service Medal and two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" |
| 38 | KilleenCalhoun J. Killeen | O-04 Major general | July 11, 1978 | July 11, 1979 | Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War; later served as deputy commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 39 | RobinsonKenneth L. Robinson | O-04 Major general | July 12, 1979 | July 24, 1980 | Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War; later commanded Camp Pendleton; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" |
| 40 | OlmsteadStephen G. Olmstead | O-04 Major general | July 25, 1980 | June 21, 1982 | Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War; later commanded III Marine Expeditionary Force; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. |
| 41 | HaebelRobert E. Haebel | O-04 Major general | June 22, 1982 | July 6, 1984 | Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War; also commanded Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island or Camp Pendleton; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and two awards of Purple Heart. |
| 42 | GodfreyEdwin J. Godfrey | O-04 Major general | July 7, 1984 | September 30, 1987 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal and Legion of Merit with Combat "V". |
| 43 | SmithNorman H. Smith | O-04 Major general | October 1, 1987 | September 30, 1989 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as deputy chief of staff for manpower and reserve affairs at Headquarters Marine Corps; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit and two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 44 | StackpoleHenry C. Stackpole III | O-04 Major general | September 30, 1989 | September 1, 1991 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific or Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations at Headquarters Marine Corps; Silver Star, two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, two awards of Purple Heart and two awards of Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V". |
| 45 | ByronMichael J. Byron (general) | O-04 Major general | September 2, 1991 | September 1, 1993 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as director for plans and policy (J-5) for the United States Atlantic Command and U.S. Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee; two awards of Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", Purple Heart and Navy Commedantion Medal with Combat "V". |
| 46 | SmithRay L. Smith | O-04 Major general | September 2, 1991 | December 2, 1993 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, Camp Lejeune; Navy Cross, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", three awards of Purple Heart and two awards of Navy Commedantion Medal with Combat "V". |
| 47 | GardnerDonald R. Gardner | O-04 Major general | December 3, 1993 | June 30, 1994 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as commanding general, Camp Lejeune or President of Marine Corps University; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Purple Heart and Navy Commedantion Medal with Combat "V". |
| 48 | BiceDavid F. Bice | O-04 Major general | July 1, 1994 | September 1, 1995 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as Inspector General of the Marine Corps or Commanding general, Camp Pendleton; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit and Navy Commedantion Medal with Combat "V". |
| 49 | AyresRaymond P. Ayres | O-04 Major general | September 2, 1995 | June 30, 1997 | Veteran of Vietnam War; later served as deputy chief of staff, plans, policies and operations; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V". |
| 50 | McCarthyDennis M. McCarthy | O-04 Major general | July 1, 1997 | October 1, 1997 | Veteran of Vietnam War; first Reserve general officer to command an active duty Marine Division; later commanded Marine Corps Reserve and also served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V". |
| 51 | HumbleJerry D. Humble | O-04 Major general | October 2, 1997 | December 1, 1999 | Veteran of Vietnam War and Operation Desert storm; later served as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal and three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V". |
| 52 | NashGordon C. Nash | O-04 Major general | December 2, 1999 | May 23, 2002 | Veteran of Vietnam War and Operation Desert storm; later served as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal and three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V". |
| 53 | WeberJoseph F. Weber | O-04 Major general | May 24, 2002 | July 7, 2004 | Veteran of Iraq War; Later served as commanding general, United States Marine Corps Forces Command or III Marine Expeditionary Force; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and three awards of Defense Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 54 | CowdreyChristian B. Cowdrey | O-04 Brigadier general | July 8, 2004 | January 11, 2006 | Veteran of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm or Restore Hope; Later served as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal and Navy Commedantion Medal. |
| 55 | RobesonMastin M. Robeson | O-04 Major general | January 12, 2006 | April 26, 2007 | Veteran of Gulf War or Operation Restore Hope; Later served as commanding general, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command or III Marine Expeditionary Force; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit or two awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 56 | MedinaJoseph V. Medina (Acting) | O-04 Brigadier general | April 27, 2007 | June 11, 2007 | Veteran of Kosovo War or Operation Iraqi Freedom; previously served as commanding general, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal or three awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 57 | NellerRobert Neller | O-04 Major general | June 12, 2007 | August 20, 2008 | Veteran of Invasion of Panama, Iraq War or Operation Restore Hope; The 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps; Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and Defense Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 58 | LasterJames B. Laster | O-04 Major general | August 21, 2008 | April 10, 2009 | Veteran of War in Afghanistan; Later served as director, Marine Corps Staff at Headquarters Marine Corps; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit and three awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 59 | BrilakisMark A. Brilakis | O-04 Major general | April 11, 2009 | June 30, 2011 | Veteran of Gulf War; Later served as commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command; Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit and three awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 60 | PadillaFrederick M. Padilla | O-04 Major general | July 1, 2011 | July 12, 2013 | Veteran of Iraq War; Later served as president, National Defense University; Three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Defense Meritorious Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 61 | ClardyH. Stacy Clardy | O-04 Major general | July 13, 2013 | June 26, 2015 | Veteran of Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Later served as director of operations for the Plans, Policies, and Operations Department at Headquarters Marine Corps; Defense Superior Service Medal, three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and three awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 62 | SimcockRichard L. Simcock | O-04 Major general | June 27, 2015 | January 20, 2017 | Veteran of Iraq War and Afghanistan; Later served as deputy commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific; Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and four awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 63 | TimberlakeCraig Q. Timberlake | O-04 Major general | January 21, 2017 | July 8, 2018 | Veteran of Iraq War and Afghanistan; Later served as deputy commanding general, Regional Command North, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan; Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and two awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 64 | JurneyWilliam M. Jurney | O-04 Major general | July 9, 2018 | August 11, 2020 | Veteran of Gulf War, Iraq War and War in Afghanistan; previously served as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego; Three awards of Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and three awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 65 | BiermanJames W. Bierman Jr. | O-04 Major general | August 12, 2020 | November 8, 2021 | Veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan; previously served as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command; Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit, three awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and three awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 66 | BargeronJay M. Bargeron | O-04 Major general | November 8, 2021 | June 30, 2023 | Veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan; previously served as president, Marine Corps University; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit, three awards of Bronze Star Medal and two awards of Meritorious Service Medal. |
| 67 | WortmanChristian F. Wortman | O-04 Major general | June 30, 2023 | Incumbent | Veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan; previously served as senior military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal, two awards of Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal with Valor |