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Navy/USMC

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller Nominated for Marine Corps Commandant

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

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Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, the current head of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), has been tapped to become the Marine Corps’ top general.If confirmed by the Senate, Neller will replace Gen. Joseph Dunford, the administration’s nominee for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Defense Secretary Ash Carter has known Neller since they worked together in a senior integration group focused on providing urgent needs to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said during his announcement of the nomination…

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