Bradford Gering | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Service years | 1989–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Marine Corps Aviation I Marine Expeditionary Force (acting) 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MAWTS-1 VMA-211 |
| Conflicts | Iraq War |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University(BA) National Defense University(MS) |
Bradford J. Gering is a United States Marine Corps General who has served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps since October 1, 2025.[1] He most recently served as the acting commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force from August 2023 to February 2024.[2] He previously served as commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing from July 2021 to June 2023.[3] He also served as Deputy Director of Operations of the United States Africa Command. Previously, he was the Deputy Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command.[4][5][6][7][8] In 1989, Gering was commissioned as a second lieutenant. From 2012 to 2014, he was the commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) at MCAS Yuma in Arizona.[9][10]
In March 2024, Gering was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commandant for aviation.[11][12]
In September 2025, Gering was nominated for appointment to the grade of General for assignment to duty as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. [13]
Awards and decorations
[edit]Gerings' decorations and medals include:
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| Naval Aviator Badge | |||||||||||||||
| Bronze Star Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster | Legion of Merit with one award star | Meritorious Service Medal with three award stars | ||||||||||||
| Air Medal with bronze star,"V" device andStrike/Flight numeral 8 | Joint Service Commendation Medal | Navy Commendation Medal with award star | Navy Achievement Medal with three award stars | ||||||||||||
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award | Navy Unit Commendation with two bronze service stars | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation | National Defense Service Medal with one service star | ||||||||||||
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon | Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | ||||||||||||
| Korea Defense Service Medal | Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with six service stars | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Humanitarian Service Medal | ||||||||||||
| Rifle Expert Badge | Pistol Expert Badge | ||||||||||||||
| Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge | |||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Deputy Commandant for Aviation". Marine Corps Aviation. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "I MEF Commanding General Succession of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Commanding General, Third Marine Aircraft Wing". 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Gering Nominated to Rank of Major General". SIGNAL Magazine. 5 March 2020.
- ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021.
- ^ "US accuses Russian mercenaries of planting landmines & IEDs in Libya". SOFREP. 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Command Photo". DVIDS.
- ^ "MARFORCOM assumption of command". www.marforcom.marines.mil.
- ^ "Command Photo". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Photos". Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "PN458 — Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering — Marine Corps". U.S. Congress. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "General and Flag Officers Announcement for Sept. 5, 2025". U.S. Department of War. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
External links
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