David H. Berger

David Hilberry Berger (born December 21, 1959) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023.

Berger was born in Delaware and raised in Maryland. He graduated from Tulane University and was commissioned into United States Marine Corps in 1981. He served during Operation Desert Storm in the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, and over the course of his career he was also deployed to Kosovo, Afghanistan, Haiti, and to Iraq again. After becoming a general officer, he commanded I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and the Marine Corps Combat Development Command.

As Marine Commandant, he developed and began implementing Force Design 2030, a reform that is shifting the focus of the Marine Corps from the wars in the Middle East to preparing for the competition between the United States and China. Provided by Wikipedia