Roberta L. Shea
Roberta L. Shea | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Bobbi"[1] |
| Born | c. 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1985–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | United States Marine Corps Forces Command 1st Marine Logistics Group 1 MEF Headquarters Group 4th Recruit Training Battalion |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy (BS) Boston University (MS) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (MS) |
Roberta L. Shea (born c. 1967) is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the commander of United States Marine Corps Forces Command since August 6, 2024.[2] She previously served as the legislative assistant to the commandant of the Marine Corps from 2021 to 2024 and commanding general of the 1st Marine Logistics Group from 2019 to 2021.
Early military career and education
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Shea began her Marine Corps career in the enlisted ranks. She entered recruit training in January 1985 at MCRD Parris Island.[1] She entered a "non-traditional MOS", training as a ground support equipment mechanic,[1] then served with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. After two and a half years, she applied to and was accepted into the United States Naval Academy.[3][4] She received her commission in 1991 and was assigned as a communications officer.[5]
Shea's military education includes graduating as an honor graduate from both the Marine Corps Basic Communications Officers Course and the Amphibious Warfare School, and as the Commandant's Distinguished Graduate from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. She has also earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University in 2000 and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2011.[6]
Marine officer career
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Shea's operational assignments have included: platoon commander and company commander with the 2nd Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group; company commander with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; S-6 Officer for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit for deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq; Director of the Commander's Initiatives Group for the Commander, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan; Assistant Chief of Staff G-6, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing; and Commanding Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.[6]
Shea has also served as a series commander, company commander, and battalion commander with 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as the Assistant Director of the Drill Instructor School, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island; as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Advisor; as a Strategic Analyst with the Strategic Initiatives Group, Headquarters, Marine Corps; as the Director, Commandants Staff Group, Headquarters, Marine Corps; as the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; and as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.[6]
Shea assumed duties as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Logistics Group in July 2019. Notably, in this role, she launchedthe Artemis Program, which provides supports and resources for Marine Corps mothers.[1]
In April 2021, Shea was appointed Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. In December 2021, she was nominated for promotion to the rank of major general by President Joe Biden.[7]
In April 2024, Shea was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and Marine Forces North.[8][9] On August 6, 2024, the change of command ceremony was held aboard the USS Iwo Jima. In attendance at the ceremony were three retired female Marine Corps lieutenant generals - Carol A. Mutter, Lori Reynolds, and Frances C. Wilson.[10]
Awards
[edit]Shea's medals the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Commendation Medal; Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.[6]
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- ^ a b c d Seck, Hope Hodge (4 October 2022). "For Maj. Gen. Bobbi Shea, this is the key to success as a Marine". Marine Times. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Price, Casey (6 August 2024). "MARFORCOM Welcomes New Commander [Image 4 of 7]". DVIDS. Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Marine Corps Celebrates the Barrier-Breaking Female Marines in its Ranks in Honor of Women's History Month". USO. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Treon, Rachael A. USN (2 March 2020). "Marine Corps Celebrates Women's History Month". Arlington, VA: Communication Directorate, DVIDS. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps". Headquarters Marine Corps. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Biography: Commanding General, Lieutenant General Roberta L. Shea". MARFORCOM, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Marine Corps General Officers and Senior Enlisted Leaders". U.S. Naval Institute. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "PN1587 — Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea — Marine Corps". U.S. Congress. 8 April 2024.
- ^ "General Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. 10 April 2024.
- ^ Verenzuela, LCPL Catherine (6 August 2024). "MARFORCOM Welcomes New Commander [Image 12 of 12]". DVIDS. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
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Media related to Roberta L. Shea at Wikimedia Commons
