Carlton W. Fulford Jr. (born May 11, 1944) is a retired

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four-star

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who served as Deputy Commander in Chief,

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(DCINCEUR) from 2000 to 2002.

Biography

Carlton Fulford Jr. was born on May 11, 1944, in Newnan, Georgia. Fulford graduated from the

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in June 1966 and following graduation received his commission as a

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in the United States Marine Corps. Following completion of

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, and the Vietnamese Language School, he was assigned as a platoon commander with Company D, 1st Battalion,

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in the

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. He was promoted to

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in October 1967, and subsequently reassigned as Commanding Officer, Company F, 2nd Battalion,

until his return from Vietnam in June 1968. His other

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assignments include: Commanding Officer, Company E, 2nd Battalion,

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(1971–1972); Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (1979–1980); G-3 Training Officer for the

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(1980–1981); Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1981–1982); Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1987–1989); Commanding Officer,

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(1989–1991); Commanding Officer, Regimental Combat Team 7 (Task Force Ripper) during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Commanding General,

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(1991–1992), Commanding General,

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(1994–1995), and Commanding General,

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(1996–1998); Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific /Commanding General,

, Pacific/Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Bases, Pacific headquartered at

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, Hawaii (1998–1999). Carlton W

His non-FMF assignments include: Company Commander,

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(1968–1969); Management Engineer,

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, Arizona (1973–1976); Economics Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy (1977–1978); Branch Head, Training Department, HQMC (1982–1984); Strategy Planner, Forces and Strategy Branch,

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(1985–1987); Commanding General, Landing Force Training Command, Atlantic (1991–1992); Director, Training and Education Division, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (1992–1994); Commanding General Marine Corps Bases, Japan (1994–1995); Vice Director, The Joint Staff (1995–1996); Director, The Joint Staff (1999–2000); and Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Command (2000–2002). In addition to

, Fulford graduated from the Infantry Officers Advanced Course; Command and Staff College; and the

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. Fulford also earned a

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degree from

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(1973).

Awards and decorations

His personal decorations include: Joint Chiefs of Staff seal

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