Keith J. Stalder
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| Keith J. Stalder | |
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 LtGen Keith J. Stalder, USMC |
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| Place of birth | Venezuela |
| Service/branch | USMC |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | VMFA-531 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade Training and Education Command II Marine Expeditionary Force |
| Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Awards | Distinguished Servcie Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit |
Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder, United States Marine Corps, is the Commanding General for II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was advanced in rank from major general to lieutenant general and assumed command from LtGen James F. Amos on August 2, 2006.[1][2]
Lieutenant General Stalder was born in Venezuela and grew up in Alaska. A 1984 graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, he holds a Master’s Degree in Aeronautics. He is also a graduate of Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy.
General Stalder's previous command was Training and Education Command (2005-2006); he relinquished command to Maj. Gen. George J. Flynn on July 21, 2006.[3] Lieutenant General Stalder previously served as the Commanding General, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, in Iraq [4]and as the Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Deputy Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in Operation Iraqi Freedom I. He has flown with VMFA-333, VMFA-235, and VMFA-115 as well as the Navy's VFA-125 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. He also served as the Assistant Wing Commander, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and at Headquarters, European Command, Stuttgart, Germany as the Operations Division Chief for the military-to-military contact program for Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He commanded VMFA-531 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 and was the Deputy Director for Plans and Policy, United States Central Command, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
His personal decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal with an oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, and Air Medal.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Appointments", The Hill, June 22, 2006. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
- ^ "II MEF welcomes Stalder" (PDF), ROTOVUE, Marine Corps Station New River, United States Marine Corps, August 6, 2006, p. 3. Volume 45, Number 6. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
- ^ LCpl. Travis J. Crewdson (August 3, 2006). TECOM change of command. Quantico Sentry. Marine Corps Base Quantico, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
- ^ Jim Garamone (December 14, 2004). Aviation Continues to Aid Fallujah Mission. DefenseLINK News. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
- Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder, Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force. II Marine Expeditionary Force, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
