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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

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Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force

Lieutenant General Roger B. Turner

Lieutenant General Roger Turner assumed command of III Marine Expeditionary Force on 26 January 2024. ...

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Deputy Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force

Brigadier General Trevor Hall

Brigadier General Hall currently serves as the Deputy Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force and as the Commanding General, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Okinawa, Japan....

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Sergeant Major, III Marine Expeditionary Force

Sergeant Major Joy M. Kitashima

Originally from Bloomington, Indiana, Sergeant Major Kitashima enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1996. Following initial training, she was assigned the military occupational specialty of 5811 and reported to Military Police School in Fort McClellan, Alabama....

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Command Master Chief, III Marine Expeditionary Force

CMDCM (FMF/SW/AW/IW) Donald O. Leppert

Master Chief Leppert, a native of Binghamton, New York, grew up in Newport, North Carolina, enlisted in the United States Navy in September 1989....

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