Carl Epting Mundy III (born 1960) is a retired

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in the

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, who last served as commander of the

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. He previously served as commander of the

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. He is the son of

Carl Epting Mundy Jr. Carl Epting Mundy Jr. (July 16, 1935 – April 2, 2014) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from July 1, 1991 until his retirement on ...

, who was a Marine Corps general and

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Marine Corps career

Mundy graduated from Auburn University in 1983 and was commissioned a

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. Mundy graduated from USMC Officer Candidate School and

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. He received assignment to

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, where he commanded a rifle

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. As a

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, he commanded rifle company in the

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. He deployed to Somalia during

Operation Restore Hope The Unified Task Force (UNITAF) was a United States-led, United Nations-sanctioned multinational force which operated in Somalia from 5 December 1992 until 4 May 1993. A United States initiative (code-named Operation Restore Hope), U ...

. Mundy later served as

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of the

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. Upon promotion to the rank of

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, Mundy assumed command of

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. He deployed twice to Iraq, first as a battalion commander and later as a Marine Expeditionary Unit commander during

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. As a

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, Mundy commanded the

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. Mundy is a graduate of the

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and the USMC

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. Mundy has also served various staff and training assignments, beginning with the

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in South Carolina; The Basic School at

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; operations officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters at Camp Pendleton; the Marine Corps Office of Legislative Affairs; the

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in Washington D.C.;

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in Washington D.C;

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in Tampa; and as the Deputy Commanding General of

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. As a

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, he served as both the Commanding General of

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and the Commander of Task Force 51 located in Bahrain. Mundy relinquished command of

to Brigadier General Francis L. Donovan on June 23, 2016. As a

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, Mundy took command of

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabilities are direct action, spe ...

(MARSOC) from 2016 to 2018. Mundy relinquished command of MARSOC to Major General

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in August 2018. After being promoted to

, Mundy assumed command of Marine Corps Forces Central Command. He retired from active duty in October 2021.

Awards and decorations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mundy, Carl 1960 births Living people Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Marine Corps generals United States Marine Corps personnel of the Gulf War United States Marine Corps personnel of the Iraq War