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Lt. Gen. Robert Neller tapped as next Marine commandant

By David Brown

Published July 1, 2015 6:00pm ET

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Lt. Gen. Robert Neller tapped as next Marine commandant — Officials say Defense Secretary Ash Carter will recommend that Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, a commander who served in Iraq's western province during one of the most violent periods of the war, be named the next commandant of the Marine Corps. (Skip O'Rourke/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) | O'Rourke, Skip

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller has been nominated to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

He would replace Gen. Joe Dunford, who has been nominated to become the next Joint Chiefs chairman.

Neller is the head of Marine Corps Forces Command.

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