David H. Berger

David H. Berger
Berger in 2019
Born	(1959-12-21) December 21, 1959 (age 64) Dover, Delaware, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1981–2023
Rank	General
Commands	Commandant of the Marine Corps Marine Corps Combat Development Command United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command 1st Marine Division 8th Marine Regiment 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
Battles / wars	Gulf War Operation Secure Tomorrow Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with valor
Alma mater	Tulane University (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MPP, MS)
David H. Berger's voice Berger's opening statement at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2021 Navy and Marine Corps posture Recorded March 11, 2020

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.