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Navy/USMC

Biden Nominates Smith To Be Next Marine Corps Commandant

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

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Biden Nominates Smith To Be Next Marine Corps Commandant

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith was nominated to become Commandant of the Marine Corps in May 2023. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

President Biden nominated assistant commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith to become the next Commandant of the Marine Corps, the administration said Thursday. Smith’s nomination to become the 39th Commandant was first disclosed in a May 30 Congressional website listing executive nominations before being grouped with other general officers in an official Department of Defense announcement on Thursday. If confirmed, Smith will succeed current commandant Gen. David Berger, who is due to retire this summer after serving in…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]