Gregg A. Sturdevant

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Gregg A. Sturdevant
Major General Gregg A. Sturdevant
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1975–79; 1982–2015
Rank	Major General
Commands	3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit HMM-165
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal (2) Air Medal with gold star, "V", and Strike/Flight numeral 2 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Good Conduct Medal

Gregg A. Sturdevant is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General. At the time of his retirement, he was the Director of Strategic Planning and Policy (J5) for U.S. Pacific Command. From February 2012 to February 2013, he commanded the Third Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), which included U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets then located at Camp Leatherneck / Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.

During his assignment as commanding general, on 14 September 2012, Taliban insurgents disguised in U.S. uniforms staged a suicide attack on Camp Bastion, the United Kingdom-run NATO / ISAF air base in Afghanistan. The resulting destruction of six AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft of Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) and the death of the squadron's commanding officer and one of its staff noncommissioned officers has been described as, "arguably the worst day in USMC aviation history since the Tet Offensive of 1968."^[1]