Kevin M. Iiams is a

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

who serves as the commander of the

United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command The Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) is the primary training command of the United States Marine Corps. Commands within TECOM There are two major commands that fall under TECOM – Training Command and Education Command. Tra ...

since August 2, 2021. He most recently served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration of the

and Deputy Commanding General of the

Marine Corps Combat Development Command Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), located at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia, has the mission of supporting the development of future operational concepts and the determination of how to best organize, ...

. Previously, he was the Commanding General of the

3d Marine Aircraft Wing The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (abbreviated as 3rd MAW) is the major west coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San Diego, California and provides the aviation combat el ...

. In April 2021, he was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment to reassume his command of the U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command, replacing LtGen

Lewis A. Craparotta Lewis A. Craparotta (born March 7, 1960) is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general who last served as the commanding general of United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command. Crapar ...

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