US Marine Corps general and 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Robert B. Neller
Born
(1953-02-09) February 9, 1953 (age 71) Fort Polk, Louisiana, U.S.
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1975–2019
Rank
General
Commands held
Commandant of the Marine Corps United States Marine Corps Forces Command Marine Corps University 3rd Marine Division 6th Marine Regiment
Battles/wars
Operation Restore Hope United States invasion of Panama Iraq War
Awards
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Robert Blake Neller (born February 9, 1953) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps.[1] He assumed his assignment on September 24, 2015 and retired on July 11, 2019. He was succeeded by David H. Berger.
^Miller, LCPL Thomas (August 9, 2018). "Lt.Gen. Berger relinquishes command to Lt.Gen. Craparotta". Press Release. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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outfit all infantrymen who needed one. In October 2015, Commandant RobertNeller formally approved of making the M4 carbine the primary weapon for all...
replace the M249. In early 2017, Commandant of the Marine Corps General RobertNeller said he wanted to equip every "0311" rifleman with an M27 IAR. Because...
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to be promoted to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 37 General RobertNeller (born 1953) 24 September 2015 11 July 2019 3 years, 290 days Led the...
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of the fundamental values we uphold at the Department of Defense." RobertNeller, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, said, "For anyone to target one...
in Iraq that began in 2014 and ended in 2021. Marine Commandant Gen. RobertNeller said accessions of female and minority officers into the service reached...
gender neutral. He subsequently met with Marine Commandant General Robert B. Neller and agreed to leave boot camp segregated by gender. His actions provoked...
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continued. In 2012, Lieutenant General RobertNeller became the first dedicated head of MARCENT at MacDill AFB, fully focused...
promotion to the rank of major general. Two months later, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President George W. Bush had nominated Dunford for...
that the Chancellorsville will be renamed USS Robert Smalls sometime later in 2023 in commemoration of Robert Smalls, a slave who had commandeered a Confederate...
Operations Admiral John Richardson, Commandant of the Marine Corps General RobertNeller, Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Joseph Lengyel all tweeted...
fighting to reduce the final enemy stronghold. During that fighting, PFC Robert L. Wilson covered a live grenade with his body to protect his comrades and...
Shanahan expressing concern over memos by Marine Corps General RobertNeller in which Neller critiqued deployments to the southern border and funding transfers...
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