page_title: Ross T. Dwyer
section_title: After Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Ross T. Dwyer / Biography / After Korea
caption_attribution_description: English: Brigadier General Ross T. Dwyer, Commanding General of Task Force Yankee receives a situation briefing from officers of 3rd Marines during Operation Taylor Common 1969.
context_page_description: Ross Thomas Dwyer was a United States Marine Corps major general who retired in 1974 after over 32 years of service. MajGen Dwyer served in combat in World War II, the Korean War, and in the Vietnam War. His commands included the 5th Marine Division and the 1st Marine Division.
context_section_description: Dwyer returned to the States in August 1953 and served for two years as an aide to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  In December 1955, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
  From 1955 to 1958, Dwyer served as an instructor at Marine Corps Schools, Ouantico, followed by a tour of duty in London on the staff of CINCNELM/CINCUSNAVEUR, After attending the Armed Forces Staff College, he joined the 2nd Marine Division and assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines as Assistant Force Marine Officer, Amphibious Plans and operations officer. While in this assignment he participated in contingency operations in Lebanon in 1958. He was deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet as commander, Task Force 62 (Landing Force) and later was deployed as the commanding officer, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/6 during the Cuban contingency operations.
  In December 1962, LtCol Dwyer became Asst G-1 of the 2nd Marine Division. Ordered overseas in June 1963, he joined the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) in Japan as Assistant G-1, later becoming G-1. While serving in this capacity, he was promoted to colonel in July 1964.
  He returned to U.S. in July 1964.  From  September 1, 1964, to late January 1965, was assigned as head, Western Region Team, Joint Plans Group, DC/s, Plans and Programs, at Headquarters Marine Corps. From February 1965 to June 1967, Dwyer served as USMC Aide to the Secretary of the Navy (SecNav).  In May 1968, Col Dwyer graduated from the National War College, Washington, D.C..
caption: Brigadier General Ross T. Dwyer, Commanding General of Task Force Yankee receives a situation briefing from officers of 3rd Marines during Operation Taylor Common, 1969.
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