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 ...

Gen. Eric Smith will have all the authorities of the leader of the Marine Corps when he steps in as acting commandant after Gen. David Berger retires July 10—except for an important few. “I can't live ...

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a highly decorated Marine officer who has been involved in the transformation of the force to be the next Marine Corps commandant. The nomination of ...

Gen. Eric Smith, the assistant commandant for the Marine Corps, points toward the audience at the Defense News Conference on Sept. 7, 2022. (Colin Demarest/Staff) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps’ ...

President Biden has nominated the Marine Corps’ No. 2 commanding officer, Gen. Eric Smith, to take the helm of the military branch later this year, according to a notice received by the Senate Tuesday ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro swears in Gen. Eric Smith as the 39th commandant of the Marine Corps, Sept. 22, in the Pentagon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lt. Gabrielle Dimaapi) The commandant ...