Michael Hagee

Michael Hagee
General Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps (2003–2006)
Born	(1944-12-01) December 1, 1944 Hampton, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1968–2007
Rank	General
Commands held	1st Battalion 8th Marines 11th MEU 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Commandant of the Marine Corps
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Gulf War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal

General Michael W. Hagee (born December 1, 1944) was the 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (2003–2006), succeeding James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term, and was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13, 2006.^[1] On that date, Hagee had his retirement ceremony just prior to the change of command ceremony.^[2] Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 2007.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Hagee was born in Hampton, Virginia in 1944^[5] and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas.^[6] He graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and was a classmate of Oliver North, Charles Bolden, Jim Webb and Michael Mullen. He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College. In 2004, he was honored with the Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award.

His father, Robert L. Hagee, served as a U.S. Navy pilot in World War II and, in the summer of 2009, was awarded a plaque at the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site, now known as the National Museum of the Pacific War (formerly Nimitz Museum) in Fredericksburg, Texas. He and his wife Silke, daughter of the German Air Force brigadier general Werner Boie,^[7] have two children.

Assignments

Hagee's official portrait

Platoon Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion 9th Marines	1970
Commanding Officer, Company A and H&S Company, 1st Battalion 1st Marines	1970–1971
Communications-Electronics Officer, Marine Air Command and Control Squadron 1	1971
Assistant Director, Telecommunications School	1972–1974
Commanding Officer, Waikele-West Loch Guard Company	1974–1976
Commanding Officer, Pearl Harbor Guard Company	1976–1977
Training Officer, 3rd Marine Division	1977–1978
Electrical Engineering Instructor, United States Naval Academy	1978–1981
Head, Officer Plans Section, Headquarters Marine Corps	1982–1986
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 2nd Marine Division	1987–1988
Executive Officer, 8th Marine Regiment	1988
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion 8th Marines	1988–1990
Director Humanities and Social Science Division/Marine Corps Representative, United States Naval Academy	1990–1992
Commanding Officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit	1992–1993
Liaison Officer to the U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia	1992–1993
Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps	1993–1994
Director, Character Development Division, United States Naval Academy	1994–1995
Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense	1995–1996
Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence	1995–1996
Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters, United States European Command	1996–1998
Commanding General, 1st Marine Division	1998–1999
Director Strategic Plans and Policy, United States Pacific Command	1999–2000
Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force	2000–2002
Commandant of the Marine Corps	2003–2006

Awards and decorations

1st Row	Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster	Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit w/ 2 award stars	Bronze Star w/ valor device
2nd Row	Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal w/ 1 award star	Navy Achievement Medal w/ 1 award star	Combat Action Ribbon
3rd Row	Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ 2 oak leaf clusters	Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 1 service star	National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal	National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 service stars
4th Row	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal	Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 service stars	Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 service star	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
5th Row	Humanitarian Service Medal	Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 2 service stars	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon w/ 1 service star	French Legion of Honor, Commander
6th Row	Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation	Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation	Vietnam Campaign Medal	Kuwait Liberation Medal
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

Notes

↑ "Conway becomes Marine Corps Commandant". Stars and Stripes. November 13, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
↑ "Hagee retires, Conway appointed 34th commandant". Marine Corps News (United States Marine Corps). November 13, 2006. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
↑ Public Directory of: U.S. Marine Corps General Officers & Senior Executives (December 6, 2006), Senior Leader Management Branch (MMSL), Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on December 6, 2006. MS Word document.
↑ "Official Biography: General Michael W. Hagee". United States Marine Corps. January 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
↑ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services (January 2003). Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, second session, 107th Congress: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, on nominations of Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, USN; Lt. Gen, Leon J. LaPorte, USA; Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF ... April 26, June 20, July 26, September 27, 2002. U.S. G.P.O.
↑ "General Michael W. Hagee | Veterans Advantage - Military Discounts, Veteran Discounts, Benefits". veteransadvantage.com. September 17, 2003. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
↑ "Silke Hagee helps families cope with deployments". Stars and Stripes. March 4, 2003.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.

"General Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Retired)". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. Marine Corps History Division. Retrieved October 28, 2009.

"33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps (Official biography)". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2006.

Lowe, Christian (September 26, 2006). "Hagee to step down November 13". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved October 2, 2006.

"Official Biography:General Michael W. Hagee – Retired, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps". Biographies: General Officers & Senior Executives. Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved October 28, 2009.

External links

Elaine M. Grossman (June 9, 2006). "Top Marine's Retirement". The InsideDefense.com NewsStand. m InsideDefense.com. Retrieved October 9, 2006. External link in |work= (help)

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