President Biden has nominated Gen. Eric Smith, currently the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, to take over the top job following the retirement of Gen. David Berger after four transformative ...

(Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard/Marine Corps) The White House has named its choice for the next assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, but a blockade by one senator on top military nominees means it ...

Eric Smith, the assistant commandant ... “Federal law establishes the position of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, delineates the duties of the Commandant, and provides for a four-year ...

A 36-year veteran in the Marine Corps, Smith is the assistant commandant behind Berger, who will retire in July after holding numerous commands in his 42 years in the service. He’s been Marine ...

With the exchange of the Marine Corps’ “Battle Color” flag, Smith is now performing the duties of the commandant while still working as the assistant commandant. Defense Secretary Lloyd ...

Join the CSIS International Security Program and the U.S. Naval Institute for a Maritime Security Dialogue event with General Eric Smith, USMC, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on Monday, July ...

Gen. Christopher Mahoney’s nomination as assistant Marine Corps commandant. He is forcing the Senate to vote on military promotions individually to protest the Defense Department’s policy of ...

The Marine Corps does not have a Senate-confirmed assistant commandant who would normally assume responsibility in the commandant's absence. Smith holds the role of assistant commandant in ...

U.S. Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Montgomery and Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines at ...

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger ... Eric Smith, currently the assistant commandant, has been nominated to be the next leader, but will serve in an acting capacity because he hasn't been ...

Smith, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps since October 2021, is a veteran of the counterinsurgency wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He more recently played a part in revamping the service ...