{"id":60660,"date":"2015-07-01T14:10:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=60660"},"modified":"2015-07-01T18:15:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T22:15:12","slug":"lieutenant-general-robert-b-neller-nominated-for-commandant-of-marines-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=60660","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant General Robert B. Neller nominated for Commandant of Marine Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the Washington Post<\/a>, Lieutenant General Robert B. Neller has been nominated by the Secretary of Defense to be the Commandant of the Marine Corps today;<\/p>\n

Neller is known as a no-nonsense leader and a student of military history. He served for the past year as the commander of Marine Corps Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., which oversees and provides Marines for deployments overseas. He previously served as the commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, which oversees Marine operations in the Middle East; and as president of Marine Corps University at Quantico, Va.<\/p>\n

Earlier in his career, he deployed to Somalia and Panama and was a staff officer in the policy division of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to his biography<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Lieutenant General Neller’s assignments in the operating forces include: Rifle and Weapons Platoon Leader and Company Commander with Company L, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 3d Light Armored Infantry Battalion and 6th Marine Regiment. While with 3d LAI he participated in Operation “Restore Hope” in Somalia. Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Company, Panama, where he participated in Operations “Just Cause” and “Promote Liberty”. Additionally, he served as Executive Officer, 7th Marine Regiment, G-3, II Marine Expeditionary Force and G-3, 2nd Marine Division. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It sounds as if he can gun and I see a Combat Action Ribbon on his rack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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