George W. Smith Jr.

George W. Smith Jr. is a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps who currently serves as the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations.[1] He previously served as Senior Military Assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense, a position for which he was nominated by James Mattis in September 2018.[2][3] He was commissioned in 1985 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through a Naval ROTC program.[4] He is the son of George W. Smith, who was a major general in the Marine Corps. On May 1, 2019, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan announced that the president had nominated Lt. Gen. George W. Smith Jr. for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and assignment as deputy commandant for plans, policies, and operations, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.[5]

George W. Smith Jr.
Smith in 2019
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1985–present
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldthe Basic School
1st Force Reconnaissance Company
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3)
Meritorious Service Medal
Navy Commendation Medal
RelationsGeorge W. Smith

References
  1. "Plans, Policies & Operations (PP&O)". hqmc.marines.mil. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. Todd South. "There are more Marines in power now than ever before. Here's how it happened". marinecorpstimes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. "General Officer Announcement > U.S. Department of Defense > News Release View". dod.defense.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. "George Smith - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. "General Officer Announcements". dod.defense.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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