{"id":32680,"date":"2022-12-27T08:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T08:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/27\/new-in-2023-a-39th-marine-corps-commandant\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:06:38","slug":"new-in-2023-a-39th-marine-corps-commandant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/12\/27\/new-in-2023-a-39th-marine-corps-commandant\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2023: A 39th Marine Corps commandant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gen. David Berger will end his term as the top Marine in July 2023 after four years of leading the Corps through a far-reaching modernization effort that aims to prepare the force for possible conflict with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 39th commandant will take Berger\u2019s place after being appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne part of that transition is ensuring that every single relationship, to whatever degree it\u2019s personal, becomes an institutional one \u2014 that you all trust the Marine Corps, not just Dave Berger, same with the secretary of defense, same with Congress,\u201d Berger told reporters at a Defense Writers Group event on Dec. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his nearly four years as the 38th commandant, Berger has spearheaded Force Design 2030<\/a>, a dramatic overhaul of the Marine Corps. The plan seeks to revamp the Corps\u2019 capabilities as it realigns its main focus toward amphibious operations in the Pacific, rather than land warfare in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\t