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Speeches and Transcripts

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Commandant of the Marine Corps

Headquarters Marine Corps

STATEMENT OF GENERAL DAVID H. BERGER COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ON THE POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

IntroductionChair, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am thankful for

STATEMENT OF GENERAL DAVID H. BERGER COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ON THE POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BEFORE THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Introduction Chair, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am thankful for the opportunity to report the progress of your Marine Corps over the last year and seek your support in continuing to prepare the Service to face an increasingly uncertain and challenging future. I would be remiss, in my final year as Commandant, if I did not first acknowledge the unwavering support of this Committee over the last three years. Simply put, the Marine Corps of today is a better fighting force because of your guidance, commitment, and resourcing decisions. But there is still much work to be done. A brief review of world events over the past few years tells us we are moving in the right direction, but we cannot slow down. In fact, we need to accelerate our efforts so your Marine Corps can effectively deter while remaining ready to immediately respond to any crisis, anywhere on the globe, at any time. The work of this Committee is crucial to the modernization of the Marine Corps into a force that will continue to do just that.

Camp Blaz Reactivation Ceremony Remarks - Jan. 24, 2023

Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, addressed ceremony participants at the Camp Blaz Reactivation Ceremony on Asan Beach, Guam, Jan. 24, 2023.

Naval War College Remarks - Nov. 3, 2022

Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, addressed U.S. Naval War College students, faculty and staff, Nov. 3, 2022.

Senate Appropriations Committee-Defense: A review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 funding request and budget justification for the Navy and Marine Corps

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Dirksen Senate Office Building

Defense Subcommittee, House Committee on Appropriations - Fiscal Year 2023 United States Navy and Marine Corps Budget

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 10:00amLocation: 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building, Washington,

United States Senate Committee on Armed Services - Full Hearing to receive testimony on the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JACK REED, U.S. SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND Chairman Reed: Good morning. The committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the Department of the Navy in review of the President's Fiscal Year 2023 defense budget request. I would like to welcome the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval 8 Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, and the Commandant of 9 the Marine Corps, General David Berger.

House Armed Services Committee - Full Committee Hearing: “Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Navy”

Full Committee Hearing: “Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request from the Department of the

Statement of General David H. Berger Commandant of the Marine Corps As Delivered To Congressional Defense Committees On The Posture Of The United States Marine Corps

Introduction Chair, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present this annual report and share my perspective on the opportunities and challenges confronting your Marine Corps, the naval services, and the larger joint force. As recent events in Ukraine so clearly illustrate, our strategic adversaries and competitors are ready and willing to employ violence – at scale – to support their revisionist aims. They are willing to sow chaos, destroy cities, inflict mass casualties, and suffer casualties themselves to rewrite the international order – an order that has broadly and deeply benefitted humanity. To ensure the joint force remains able to deter, and if necessary, defeat these adversaries, we need to move at even greater speed to modernize the force.

Commandant of the Marine Corps