{"id":1941797,"date":"2023-06-01T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/highly-decorated-marine-officer-nominated-to-be-next-commandant\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T09:03:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:03:36","slug":"highly-decorated-marine-officer-nominated-to-be-next-commandant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/highly-decorated-marine-officer-nominated-to-be-next-commandant\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Officer Nominated as Next Commandant, Highly Decorated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhighly-decorated-marine-officer-nominated-to-be-next-commandant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1941797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Biden Nominates Highly Decorated Marine Officer for Next Commandant<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0601\/9ad8201e-7dbb-423a-9f4e-9a980e17efd8\/audio.mp3?length=2870829&#038;duration=239\"><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The nomination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/CM\/Biographies\/Bio-Display\/Article\/2478637\/gen-eric-m-smith\/\">Gen. Eric Smith<\/a>, now the assistant commandant, had been widely expected and has been forwarded to the Senate. The current top Marine, Gen. David Berger, is wrapping up his four-year term and preparing to retire.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Career of Service and Leadership<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Career infantry officer<\/li>\n<li>Commanded at every level<\/li>\n<li>Served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Senior military adviser to Defense Secretary Ash Carter<\/li>\n<li>Deputy commandant for combat development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his role as deputy commandant for combat development, Smith worked with Berger on a broad campaign to transform the Marine Corps to better be able to fight amphibious wars in the Pacific after years of battling terrorist groups in the Middle East. The plan was lauded by many in the Pentagon and Congress as a critical way for the Marines to prepare for a potential conflict with China.<\/p>\n<p>Smith and Berger argued that the changes will improve the Marine Corps\u2019 ability to fight in contested areas, particularly within striking range of an enemy. That element is critical in the Indo-Pacific, where thousands of U.S. and allied forces are easily within missile\u2014or even rocket\u2014range of both China and North Korea.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>But some of the moves, including the transfer of Marine tanks to the Army, triggered sharp criticism from a group of retired Marine generals.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Defending the Decision to Transfer Marine Tanks to the Army<\/h3>\n<p>During a speech at a naval conference in February, Smith defended the decision as critical to modern warfare against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/highly-decorated-marine-officer-nominated-to-be-next-commandant\/\" title=\"Marine Officer Nominated as Next Commandant, Highly Decorated\">highly capable enemies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI love tanks, I used them in Iraq, I used them in Afghanistan,\u201d Smith said. But he said they are more vulnerable and can\u2019t move quickly enough to avoid new, high-tech attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen an enemy can hit a tank 90 kilometers away with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-says-fight-with-china-is-likely-in-the-2020s\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Says Fight With China Is Likely in the 2020s\">long-range fire<\/a>,\u201d he said, \u201cI can\u2019t move them on time to be in a position to do something that I need them to do \u2026 . It\u2019s not that they\u2019re bad, it\u2019s that I can\u2019t afford to use them in my current mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith was promoted to four-star general in 2020 and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simon-schuster-announces-forthcoming-childrens-book-about-dr-fauci\/\" title=\"Simon &#038; Schuster Announces Forthcoming Children\u2019s Book About Dr. Fauci\">received numerous awards<\/a> and decorations throughout his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden has nominated Gen. Eric Smith, a decorated Marine officer who played a key role in transforming the force, to be the next Marine Corps commandant. Smith, currently the assistant commandant, has been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. 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