Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The White House has named its choice for the next assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, but a blockade by one senator on top ...

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 ...

Senators rushed to confirm the No. 2 Marine Corps leader, who will lead the service while the No. 1 Marine remains hospitalized following a medical emergency. The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Lt.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, then commanding general of 1st Marine Division, holds a Vietnam service streamer during the unit's 77th anniversary ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, ...

A day after he was confirmed as assistant commandant by the Senate, the No. 2 officer in the Marine Corps donned four stars Friday to fill in as the service's top leader remained hospitalized from ...

The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, motivates runners during the 48th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, VA on Oct. 29, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt.