Roger B. Turner

Roger B. Turner
Official portrait, 2024
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1984–present
RankLieutenant General
CommandsIII Marine Expeditionary Force
1st Marine Division
Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Task Force Southwest
5th Marine Regiment
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine

Roger B. Turner Jr. is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force since January 26, 2024.[1] He previously served as the acting Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

In April 2023, Turner was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force.[8][9]

  1. ^ Hitchcock, Owen (January 26, 2024). "III MEF Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. III Marine Expeditionary Force. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Major General Roger B. Turner". Office of the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Major General Roger B. Turner, Jr". www.1stmardiv.marines.mil. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Storied 1st Marine Division gets new commander at Camp Pendleton". September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Major General Roger B. Turner Promotion". DVIDS.
  6. ^ "1st Marine Division Change of Command". DVIDS.
  7. ^ "Turner relinquishes command of Combat Center to Jurney". DVIDS.
  8. ^ "PN540 — Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr. — Marine Corps". U.S. Congress. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.