These 9 Marine 1-star generals have been nominated for promotion

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  • U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, commanding general, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The ceremony marked the opening of the newly renovated Corporals Course building. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Stewart/Released)
  • Brigadier Gen. David W. Coffman, deputy commanding general, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines and sailors about the expected operational and training tempos for the upcoming training and certification exercises during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s composite ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 8, 2016. Coffman elaborated on the expeditionary and amphibious capabilities of the Marines and sailors of the 11th MEU, which is slated for the Western Pacific 16-2 deployment later this year.
  • U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, commanding general, speaks during the opening ceremony for Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at the Philippine Marine Corps Base in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 1, 2015. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across the range of military operations from disaster relief, to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Bustos/ Released)
  • Brigadier Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet speaks during the Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Butler change of command ceremony June 12, aboard Camp Foster Okinawa, Japan. Malavet took command of MCIPAC from Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson who will be the new commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. Malavet, who previously commanded 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and also served as the Deputy Commander for I MEF Camp Pendleton, California, is a naval aviator with almost 30 years’ experience as a commissioned officer including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and is also a graduate of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Malavet has a vast amount of experience with different exercises including joint exercise Pacific Horizon which is a crisis response exercise where 1st MEB takes on a support role similar to that of MCIPAC’s mission of supporting III MEF in crisis response situations. Malavet expressed how impressed he was with MCIPAC’s mission readiness and how he looks forward to these next few years as commander. “Most importantly I want to acknowledge and thank the Marines, sailors, civilians; both U.S. and Japanese, who work so hard and diligently with Marine Corps Installations Pacific.”
  • U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Loretta E. Reynolds, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Eastern Recruiting Region, addresses the families of the newest graduating Marines during a morning colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 16, 2011. During the morning colors ceremony Reynolds also recognizes special guests present for the graduation.
  • U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Russell A. Sanborn, Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing speaks with members of the Japanese consulate as they conduct a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation demonstration during Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2016. CG16 is a multinational training exercise developed to strengthen security and interoperability between the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S. and other participating nations. (Photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)
  • Brig. Gen. George W. Smith Jr., left, commanding general, Marine Corps Force Innovation Office, speaks with Capt. Raymond P. Kaster, right, company commander, Company A, during a visit to Range 107, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 18, 2015. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)
  • Brig. Gen. Mark R. Wise prepares for the next portion on his tour of Marine Corps bases Sept. 30. Wise toured on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and was given a brief on the Futenma Relocation Facility. Wise is the deputy commander with United States Forces Japan. The CH-53E is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, currently assigned to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose O. Nava/Released)
  • U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, 1st Marine Division Commanding General, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept., 2015. Yoo assumed command as the 80th Commanding General of 1st Marine Division on Sept. 10,, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nathaniel Castillo, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera/Released)