Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps

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The Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps is the senior Marine Corps officer in charge of a major amphibious warfare formation responsible for planning and leading large-scale expeditionary and amphibious operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps billet ⓘ
military position ⓘ
associatedCommand III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
commandedFormationType amphibious warfare formation ⓘ
conflictInvolvement Battle of Guam (1944) ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrineArea amphibious warfare ⓘ
expeditionary operations ⓘ
joint and combined operations ⓘ
garrisonLocation Camp Courtney ⓘ
Okinawa, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Okinawa Island
hasAuthorityOver subordinate Marine Air-Ground Task Forces ⓘ
subordinate Marine aircraft wings ⓘ
subordinate Marine divisions ⓘ
subordinate Marine logistics groups ⓘ
higherCommand United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific ⓘ
historicalPredecessorOf Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force ⓘ
legalStatus active-duty general officer billet ⓘ
notableCommander Alexander A. Vandegrift ⓘ
Charles D. Barrett ⓘ
Roy S. Geiger ⓘ
partOf III Amphibious Corps ⓘ
primaryMission plan and execute amphibious assaults ⓘ
provide combat-ready expeditionary forces to combatant commanders ⓘ
support crisis response operations in the Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
rankRequirement general officer ⓘ
reportsTo Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (operationally, when assigned) ⓘ
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific ⓘ
requiresExpertiseIn joint force planning ⓘ
maritime power projection ⓘ
naval integration ⓘ
responsibleFor III Amphibious Corps operations ⓘ
expeditionary warfare operations ⓘ
leading large-scale amphibious operations ⓘ
planning large-scale amphibious operations ⓘ
role operational-level commander ⓘ
theater amphibious task force commander (when designated) ⓘ
selectionProcess appointed by Commandant of the Marine Corps ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ
typicallyHeldByRank lieutenant general ⓘ

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Keller E. Rockey → positionHeld → Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Keller E. Rockey
Roy Geiger → positionHeld → Commander, III Amphibious Corps ⓘ
linked to: Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps
Roy S. Geiger → heldPosition → Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps ⓘ
Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps → historicalPredecessorOf → Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force ⓘ
linked to: Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps