Bradford Gering

Bradford Gering
Official portrait, 2024
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1989–present
RankLieutenant General
Commands

Bradford J. Gering is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the deputy commandant for aviation of the United States Marine Corps since February 2024.[1] He most recently served as the acting commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force from August 2023 to February 2024.[2] He previously served as commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing from July 2021 to June 2023.[3] He also served as Deputy Director of Operations of the United States Africa Command. Previously, he was the Deputy Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command.[4][5][6][7][8] In 1989, Gering was commissioned as a second lieutenant. From 2012 to 2014, he was the commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) at MCAS Yuma in Arizona.[9][10]

In March 2024, Gering was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commandant for aviation.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Deputy Commandant for Aviation". Marine Corps Aviation. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "I MEF Commanding General Succession of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Commanding General, Third Marine Aircraft Wing". 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Gering Nominated to Rank of Major General". SIGNAL Magazine. March 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
  6. ^ "US accuses Russian mercenaries of planting landmines & IEDs in Libya". SOFREP. July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Command Photo". DVIDS.
  8. ^ "MARFORCOM assumption of command". www.marforcom.marines.mil.
  9. ^ "Command Photo". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. August 27, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Photos". Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. May 22, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "PN458 — Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering — Marine Corps". U.S. Congress. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.