Roberta L. Shea (born c. 1967) is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the commander of United States Marine Corps Forces Command since August 6, 2024.[1] She previously served as the legislative assistant to the commandant of the Marine Corps from 2021 to 2024 and commanding general of the 1st Marine Logistics Group from 2019 to 2021.
Roberta L. Shea | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Born | c. 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1985–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | United States Marine Corps Forces Command 1st Marine Logistics Group 1 MEF Headquarters Group 4th Recruit Training Battalion |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy (BS) Boston University (MS) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (MS) |
Education and early career
editShea enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1985. Trained as a ground support equipment mechanic, she served with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. She was commissioned from the United States Naval Academy in 1991 and was assigned as a communications officer.[2]
Shea's military education includes graduating as an honor graduate from both the Marine Corps Basic Communications Officers Course and the Amphibious Warfare School, and as the Commandant's Distinguished Graduate from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. She has also earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University in 2000 and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2011.
Marine officer career
editShea's operational assignments have included: platoon commander and company commander with the 2nd Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group; company commander with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; S-6 Officer for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit for deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq; Director of the Commander's Initiatives Group for the Commander, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan; Assistant Chief of Staff G-6, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing; and Commanding Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.
Shea has also served as a series commander, company commander, and battalion commander with 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as the Assistant Director of the Drill Instructor School, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island; as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Advisor; as a Strategic Analyst with the Strategic Initiatives Group, Headquarters, Marine Corps; as the Director, Commandants Staff Group, Headquarters, Marine Corps; as the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; and as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.
Shea assumed duties as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Logistics Group in July 2019. She was then appointed Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in April 2021 and, in December, was nominated for promotion to the rank of major general by President Joe Biden.[3]
In April 2024, Shea was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and Marine Forces North.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Price, Casey (6 August 2024). "MARFORCOM Welcomes New Commander [Image 4 of 7]". DVIDS. Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps". Headquarters Marine Corps. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Marine Corps General Officers and Senior Enlisted Leaders". U.S. Naval Institute. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "PN1587 — Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea — Marine Corps". U.S. Congress. 8 April 2024.
- ^ "General Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. 10 April 2024.
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